Wednesday, January 31, 2018

EPA Takes New Look at Mining in Bristol Bay Watershed

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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has suspended withdrawal of proposed restrictions for hard rock mining of the Peb...

IPHC Adjourns Without Agreement on Halibut Harvest

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No agreement was reached on 2018 conservation cuts by United States and Canadian parties to the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IP...

Alaska Delegation Want Chukchi, Beaufort seas, Cook Inlet Kept in OCS Program

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Opportunities are fast approaching for the fisheries industry to voice opinions about the proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas...

Expeditions Will Study North Pacific Stock Recruitment

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Summer and winter expeditions of up to five research ships are being planned in the North Pacific high seas to provide estimates of salmon s...
Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Passage of Alaska House Bill Could Override Salmon Initiative

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Legislation under consideration by the Alaska House Fisheries Committee could keep a salmon habitat initiative off the ballot in an upcoming...

Seiner Captain Sentenced for Fishing in Closed Waters

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A magistrate on Prince of Wales Island handed down the sentence on January 10 against Curtis Demmert, 32, of Klawock, Alaska. It includes a ...

PWSRCAC Takes a Stand on Oil Tankers in Prince William Sound

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The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council (PWSRCAC) has taken the position that oil tankers and escort vessels should not...