FN Online News • Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024

Unalaska, Tribal Entities at Odds Over Chinook Salmon Bycatch; 9th World Fisheries Congress Convenes in Seattle March 3-7

View this email in your browser The Advocate for the Commercial Fisherman  •  Wednesday,  Feb. 7, 2024 Unalaska, Tribal Entities at Odds Over Chinook Salmon Bycatch Increasingly low returns of prized Chinook salmon in Alaska have become a hot new point of contention between the city of Unalaska and tribal entities calling for a cap of zero king salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock trawl fishery. >READ MORE 9th World Fisheries Congress Convenes in Seattle March 3-7 Some 1,500 fisheries delegates from around the world are expected to convene in Seattle from March 3-7 for the 9th World Fisheries Congress (WFC), to discuss perspectives on research, emerging issues and governance related to fisheries science, industry, conservation and management. >READ MORE AMSS Offers Updates on Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska Research Marine scientists focused on the Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska presented a plethora of research results at the 2024 Alaska Marine Science Symposium in Anchorage Jan. 29-Feb. 2, while acknowledging the unknowns that are still to be determined. >READ MORE New Marketing Association Hawks the Taste of Sole Major producers of Alaska flatfish announced in late January that they've formed the Wild Alaska Sole Association (WASA), with the intent of convincing seafood lovers in domestic and international markets that for a delicious center of the plate protein "you gotta have sole."  >READ MORE OBI Halts 2024 Salmon Processing at Larsen Bay Plant OBI Seafoods has canceled plans to operate its plant at Larsen Bay on Kodiak Island for the 2024 salmon season, citing a poor pink salmon forecast from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, plus tough global market conditions for salmon products in general.   >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.