Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Study Estimates Vulnerability of Eastern Bering Sea Fisheries

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A climate vulnerability assessment released on Sept. 19 by NOAA scientists and partners has determined that six stocks in the Eastern Berin...

Murkowski: No Permit for Mine That Damages Fishery

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska says a mine that can’t stand on its own without negative impact to fisheries resources should not be permitte...

USDA Purchases $25M+ in Canned Pink Salmon

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US Department of Agriculture officials have purchased canned Alaska pink salmon valued at nearly $26 million for nationwide child nutrition...

Appropriations Bill Provision Aimed at GE Salmon Labels

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Legislation now before the US Senate would slow introduction of genetically engineered salmon to US markets. The provision specially stat...
Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Bristol Bay Harvesters Call for Halt to Pebble Permitting Process

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Word that the US Army Corps of Engineers will not require public input or scrutiny into major changes in a massive mine permit application h...

BBNC Will Acquire Blue North and Clipper Seafoods

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Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC) has announced the pending acquisition of two major operators in the freezer longline cod sector of the...

Alaska’s Commercial Wild Salmon Harvest Tops 200M Fish

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Alaska’s commercial wild harvest for 2019 reached 200,342,000 fish through Tuesday, September 17. Historically an average of 800,000 additio...