FN Online News • Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023

Hanrahan to Succeed Palmer as OBI CEO; EPA Takes Step to Protect Salmon from Tire Chemicals

View this email in your browser The Advocate for the Commercial Fisherman  •  Wednesday,  Nov. 8, 2023 Hanrahan to Succeed Palmer as OBI CEO Seattle-based OBI Seafoods this week announced a change of command in its executive leadership, with John Hanrahan to become chief executive officer following the December retirement of CEO Mark Palmer, who has been with the company for 40 years. >READ MORE EPA Takes Step to Protect Salmon from Tire Chemicals Environmental Protection Agency officials have announced an intention to publish an advanced notice of rulemaking under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to gather information that could be used to ban use of a chemical used in tires and found to be lethal to coho salmon. >READ MORE ASMI's Food Aid Program Reaches to Fill Domestic, International Needs Wild Alaska seafood sold by Alaska Seafood Marketing Association (ASMI) through its Global Food Aid Program now feeds millions of beneficiaries of federal and international food aid programs, and ASMI's Bruce Schactler hopes to feed many more in 2024. >READ MORE Wild Seafood Connection Conference Set for Feb. 29 in Wash. State Independent commercial fishermen, wild seafood buyers and sustainably harvested wild seafood stakeholders are invited to gather in Bellingham, Wash. on Feb. 29 for Wild Seafood Connection, a one-day conference aimed at connecting harvesters with more markets for their fish. >READ MORE Coast Guard Cutter Kimball Returns to Honolulu After 85-Day Patrol The Coast Guard cutter Kimball returned to its homeport in Honolulu on Nov. 2 after completing an 85-day patrol covering 14,000 nautical miles from the Hawaiian Islands north to the Arctic Circle. >READ MORE From the Editor: PME '23 Managing Editor Mark Nero   Once again, the time is almost upon us for one of the largest and longest running annual marine trade shows on the West Coast, the Pacific Marine Expo. This year's event takes place Nov. 8-10 at the Lumen Field Event Center in Seattle. And this year, as usual, the company behind Fishermen's News Magazine, Maritime Publishing, will be in attendance all three days. >READ MORE All rights reserved. Copyright © 2023 Maritime Publishing, All rights reserved. You were subscribed to the newsletter from Maritime Publishing Our mailing address is: Maritime Publishing 3980 Sherman Street San Diego, CA 92110 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.