FN Online News • Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2024

Trident Seafoods Nearing Sales of Alaska Shoreside Plants; Coalition Defends Limits on Trawler Halibut Bycatch

View this email in your browser The Advocate for the Commercial Fisherman  •  Wednesday,  Mar. 13, 2024 Trident Seafoods Nearing Sales of Alaska Shoreside Plants Trident Seafoods officials said March 8 that they're in the final stages of closing deals on the sales of Alaska shoreside plants in Petersburg, Ketchikan and False Pass, with multiple parties interested in a fourth plant. >READ MORE Coalition Defends Limits on Trawler Halibut Bycatch A dispute over the amount of halibut allowed as incidental catch by trawlers targeting groundfish in the Bering Sea has prompted the newly-formed Halibut Defense Alliance to intervene in litigation on behalf of the National Marine Fisheries Service. >READ MORE OBI, Peter Pan Seafoods Score Winning Bids for USDA Salmon Solicitation The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated OBI Seafoods and Peter Pan Seafood Co. as the awardees of contracts for thousands of cans of wild Alaska pink salmon to be delivered to needy recipients nationwide. >READ MORE Calif. Lobsterman Convicted of Abandoning Traps A California lobster fisherman has been convicted in Santa Barbara Superior Court of a multitude of commercial lobster fishing violations, including abandoning traps, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) said March 5. >READ MORE   Oregon Legislature Boosts Investment in Marine Reserves Oregon legislators have approved a landmark bill aimed at strengthening state marine reserves, plus providing a commitment to ocean conservation, stakeholder collaboration and sustainable management of marine resources. >READ MORE From the Editor: Fishing Restrictions Bill Managing Editor Mark Nero   The future of commercial gillnet fishing and the catching of giant sea bass in California are now in doubt, following legislation proposed by a state Assembly member in February that would restrict certain types of fishing in state waters. Assembly Bill 2220 would do three things: completely ban commercial fishing for sea bass, eliminating current exceptions; ban the use of gill nets, also eliminating current exceptions, and mandate that commercial fishing vessels operating with a state permit carry an independent third-party observer onboard while operating within state fisheries.  >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.