Agendas, minutes, audio and presentations for all past meetings are posted. Four task force meetings are scheduled for next week.
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NPFMC asks public for ideas to reduce Bering Sea crab deaths from fishing gear, rebuild stocks
NPFMC wants to hear from the public on crab protections; ok’s trawl bycatch numbers that top crab fleet’s catches
AK commercial fisheries division dodges budget cuts
“All in all, we did pretty well relative to a few years ago,” said Sam Rabung, division director.
NOAA could expand critical habitat area in AK to protect N. Pacific whales
Expansion overlaps with ‘productive fishing areas and hihg-volume maritime transit routes.’
Two NPFMC appointments named
Gov. Dunleavy’s appointments to the North Pacific Council were approved in DC.
‘State of our Fisheries’ gathering on Thursday – for a select few…
The AK Resource Development Council tomorrow features an early breakfast meeting called ‘State of Our Fisheries.’ Should be an interesting presentation.
Trawlers take the ‘mid’ out of ‘mid-water’
NPFMC this week will address a first report on “mid-water” trawl impacts to the red king crab stock at Bristol Bay.
Southeast AK updates: April troll fishery, shrimp season shift, sea cukes closure
Southeast AK fishing updates: troll king salmon, pot shrimp, sea cucumbers
New report outlines trawl impacts on red king crab at Bristol Bay
A new paper on trawl impacts on red king crab at Bristol Bay reveals that rules on gear are not applied equally.
AK Gov appoints three to state Board of Fisheries
Gov. Dunleavy names three to the state Board of Fisheries, two are from fishing towns.