Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Strong Markets Await Millions of Wild Alaska Salmon

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Alaska’s salmon harvest has now surpassed the midpoint of the forecasted harvest. As of July 31, about 54% of this year’s projected harvest ...

USDA Seeks Bids for 7.9M Pounds of Frozen Alaska Pollock

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U.S. Department of Agriculture officials are looking to distribute some 7.9 million pounds of frozen Alaska Pollock products from Oct. 1 thr...

Endangered Orca Whales Get Expanded Habitat Protections

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Help has come through for endangered Southern Resident orca whales along the outer coast of Washington, Oregon and as far south as Point Sur...

National Maritime Center Offers Updates on Training Courses, Programs

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Officials with the National Maritime Center say the last automatic course and program extensions, based on the COVID-19 pandemic, expired on...

Conservation Groups Seek Permanent Ban on BC Mine Waste Facilities

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Two fisheries conservation entities focused on protection of wild salmon habitat say they will appeal to the federal governments of the Unit...

From the Editor: Untangling the Web

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By Mark Nero, Managing Editor Did you know that for many years, Fishermen’s News has had two separate websites on which its content is ho...
Wednesday, July 28, 2021

New Legislation to Reauthorize Magnuson-Stevens Act Introduced in U.S. House

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New legislation to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), is now before the U.S. House of Represent...