FN Online News • Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024

Peter Pan Seafood Cancels Groundfish 'A' Season Processing at King Cove; Tanner Crab Commercial Fishery Opens for Kodiak, South Alaska Peninsula

View this email in your browser The Advocate for the Commercial Fisherman  •  Wednesday,  Jan. 17, 2024 Peter Pan Seafood Cancels Groundfish 'A' Season Processing at King Cove Peter Pan Seafood has cancelled operations at its King Cove, Alaska facility for the 2024 'A' season, given the tumultuous economic of the global seafood industry, but the company has said that it remains committed to the communities where it does business, and will be open for processing in the 'B' season. >READ MORE Tanner Crab Commercial Fishery Opens for Kodiak, South Alaska Peninsula Commercial fishing for Tanner crab at Kodiak and Alaska's South Peninsula opened Monday, Jan. 15, after the National Weather Service determined there was no prospect of gale warnings. >READ MORE GAPP Working With Federal Government to Protect Alaska Pollock Alaska pollock producers say they're working with the federal government to assure all loopholes are closed before the Federal Register announcement is published that seals a ban on import of Russian seafood, including imports of Russia-caught seafood processed in China.  >READ MORE Researchers to Study Threats Affecting Salmon in B.C. Watersheds Researchers with the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., and the University of Montana have received $1.25 million through the joint British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund to study combined impacts of industry and other factors on salmon.  >READ MORE Iron Gate Dam Reservoirs Lowered on Klamath River The largest dam removal in U.S. history is underway, with the lowering of dammed reservoirs on the Klamath River in Oregon. >READ MORE From the Editor: H.R. 4618 Managing Editor Mark Nero   Supporters of the commercial fishing industry received some good news in late 2023 when the federal legislation known as H.R. 4618 –commonly called the Supporting Commercial Fishing in Port Infrastructure Projects Act – passed both the House and Senate as part of the Maritime Administration Reauthorization Act. The legislation, introduced in mid-July and sponsored by Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Ore., was approved in mid-December and is expected to be signed into law by President Biden in the coming days.  >READ MORE All rights reserved. Copyright © 2024 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.