FN Online News • Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024

Alaska Seafood Processors Still Cutting Back; Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association Seeks Applications for Crew Training Program

View this email in your browser The Advocate for the Commercial Fisherman  •  Wednesday,  Feb. 21, 2024 Alaska Seafood Processors Still Cutting Back, Despite Government Buys of Canned Salmon Federal government solicitations for canned salmon bids are boosting spirits a bit in Alaska's commercial fisheries industry, but the overall gloom that has driven the selloff of some processing facilities and announce cutbacks on 2024 fishing season processing prevails. >READ MORE Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association Seeks Applications for Crew Training Program  A fishing crew training program in Sitka, Alaska is accepting applications through March 31 to teach the next generation of young people interested in a career in commercial fisheries. >READ MORE IPHC Plans 2024 Setline Survey in 5 of 8 Regulatory Areas A Fishery-Independent Setline Survey (FISS) across three of four bioregions and five of eight regulatory areas are planned by the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) to begin in late May, with the intent of sampling a total of 525 stations. >READ MORE NOAA Fisheries Slates Virtual Listening Sessions on Aquaculture NOAA Fisheries has announced virtual listing sessions for the West Coast and Alaska in March to help the agency plan better for the future of its aquaculture program and the potential impact of constraints on achieving its aquaculture goals.  >READ MORE Wild Alaska Pollock Options Added to Another Major Sports Arena's Menu Wild Alaska pollock dishes are now menu options of a second major sports venue, New York's UBS Arena, home of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, in a partnership negotiated by the Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers.  >READ MORE From the Editor: Fishing and Climate Change Managing Editor Mark Nero   If ocean temperatures keep steadily rising as they have been for some time due to climate change, then the U.S. fishing industry will have a big problem on its hands. This is according to experts who recently testified before a U.S. Senate committee on the issue of how climate change affects businesses that depend on the ocean and the creatures in it to sustain their livelihoods. >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.