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OPINION: A modest proposal for Alaska fisheries
Former VP and attorney for AK Native Federation calls for “a long-needed reform of an overly insular and corrupt regulatory system.”
AK Mariculture Cluster scores $49m from feds to grow industry
AK funds resulted from a statewide partnership of fishing groups, tribes, university.
Bering Sea crabbers “dismayed” by NOAA/NPFMC refusal to protect king crab
Crabbers call it “unbelievable” that an emergency request for a temporary closure was denied “when their denial letter admits that it would have provided benefits to crab.”
A Kodiak crabber’s view on the ongoing Tanner crab stand-down
AK constitution mandates that the state manages its resources for the benefit of its residents, but politicians & regulators leave local fishermen and businesses behind.
AK Native CDQ group buys Seattle marina, office complex
Western AK Native group now can see its “100% Alaska-owned fleet” take off from its homeport in Seattle.
Anchorage Daily News, Seattle Times host event: “Boom & Bust in the Bering Sea”
The discussion by a diverse panel will likely be … heated.
AK Crab Redux: Trawlers pan temporary protections for red king crab
Protecting Bristol Bay red king crab? It’s not our problem, say trawlers as a temporary closure is set for a NPFMC vote this week.
Trawlers get a pass in Bering Sea snow crab rebuilding plan
“No measures to modify Eastern Bering Sea snow crab bycatch management in the groundfish fisheries are included in this rebuilding analysis.”
AK Bycatch Task Force Recommendations
Recommendations include a chum salmon bycatch cap, 100% observer coverage in the GOA, a trawl halibut bycatch cap in the GOA and much more.