Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game announced its sockeye salmon forecast for the Upper Cook Inlet today, projecting a total run of 6.7 million fish, and a harvest of 4.9 million for all users.
Posted 2012.12.27 04:49 PM
- Molly Dischner
An Alaska nonprofit filed suit in U.S. District Court last week over the new observer program set to take effect Jan. 1.
Posted 2012.12.27 12:14 PM
- Molly Dischner
The highlights of fish news in the last week are the release of the Food and Drug Administration’s environmental assessment of genetically modified salmon and the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration’s decision to list Arctic ringed seals and the Beringia distinct population segment of bearded seals as threatened.
Posted 2012.12.26 03:50 PM
- Molly Dischner
Posted 2012.12.19 12:57 PM
- Molly Dischner
Fishing vessel issues, Arctic development, and transportation worker identification are all part of the bill that passed today funding and authorizing the Coast Guard.
Posted 2012.12.12 04:36 PM
- Molly Dischner
The head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, announced today that she’ll step down in February.
Posted 2012.12.12 03:49 PM
- Molly Dischner
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council directed the National Marine Fisheries Service to consider alternatives for fisheries management as part of the new environmental impact statement the agency is preparing.
Posted 2012.12.10 11:31 PM
- Molly Dischner
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council unanimously approved a motion to recommend maintaining current charter halibut management measures for Areas 2C and 3A. The status quo measures are a reverse slot limit and one fish bag limit for Area 2C, and two fish of any size in Area 3A. The reverse slot limit prohibits keeping fish between 45 and 68 inches.
Posted 2012.12.09 04:12 PM
- Molly Dischner
The North Pacfic Fishery Management Council agreed Sunday that it is time for public review of a chinook bycatch measure targeting Gulf of Alaska non-pollock trawl fisheries.
Posted 2012.12.09 02:03 PM
- Molly Dischner
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council worked on an initial review of a chum salmon bycatch effort Dec. 7 and 8.
Posted 2012.12.08 11:47 AM
- Molly Dischner
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council set 2013 catch limits for several Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands fisheries today.
Posted 2012.12.06 07:41 PM
- Molly Dischner
The revised fisheries observer program was back on the menu at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s meeting Dec. 5.
Posted 2012.12.05 09:43 PM
- Molly Dischner
The Gulf of Alaska pollock trawl fleet could get a hand in cutting salmon prohibited speces catch before rationalization, depending on how an experimental piece of equipment works out.
Posted 2012.12.05 09:43 PM
- Molly Dischner
Posted 2012.12.03 03:37 PM
- Molly Dischner
Posted 2012.12.03 02:53 PM
- Molly Dischner
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