FN Online News • Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023

Up to $106M Available Via Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, Trident Seafoods Looks to Sell Shoreside Plants, Lay Off Workers

View this email in your browser The Advocate for the Commercial Fisherman  •  Wednesday,  Dec. 6, 2023 Trident Seafoods Looks to Sell Shoreside Plants, Reduce Workforce Trident Seafoods said Dec. 12 that it's looking for potential buyers for four of its shoreside processing plants as part of a restructuring initiative to streamline its Alaska operations and refocus the company's global commercial strategy. >READ MORE Up to $106M Available Via Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund Federal funds totaling up to $106 million are being made available through the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund for Pacific Salmon (PCSRF) and steelhead recovery and conservation projects. >READ MORE SBA Offering Disaster Loans to Those Impacted by Calif. Salmon Fishery Closure Low-interest disaster loans are now being made available by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to small businesses that were economically impacted by closure of the 2023 California salmon fishery from April 6 through Oct. 31, 2023. The deadline to apply is Aug. 29, 2024. >READ MORE Boost in 2024 Pollock TAC Approved For Gulf of Alaska Federal fisheries managers have approved a total acceptable Gulf of Alaska harvest of pollock in 2024 of 195,720 metric tons, up from 156,578 metric tons in 2023. For the Eastern Bering Sea, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to keep the allowable catch of pollock at 1.3 metric tons. >READ MORE Noise From Humans Impacting Survival of Cook Inlet Beluga Whales: Study A new collaborative study documenting the complex vocal repertoire of Cook Inlet beluga whales has quantified how ship noise may be masking specific beluga calls crucial to the safety and wellbeing of these endangered whales. >READ MORE From the Editor: Happy Holidays Managing Editor Mark Nero   First and foremost: Happy Holidays to all who celebrate. We here at Fishermen's News hope that 2024 will be a very happy and prosperous year for you and for your loved ones and colleagues. Here at the FN home base, we've been cooking up some special content to publish throughout the upcoming year, and I'd like to take a moment to tell you about it.  >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.