FN Online News • Wednesday, Apr. 24, 2024

Salmon Fishery Disaster Declarations Announced by Commerce Secretary; Dutch Harbor Holds Top Commercial Fisheries Landings Honors

View this email in your browser The Advocate for the Commercial Fisherman  •  Wednesday,  Apr. 24, 2024 Salmon Fishery Disasters Declared by Commerce Secretary U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on April 19 announced the determination of two 2021 and 2022 salmon fishery disasters in Alaska and one in Puget Sound. >READ MORE Dutch Harbor Holds Top Commercial Fisheries Landings Honors The latest data compiled by the federal fisheries officials show in that in 2022 the Port of Dutch Harbor in Unalaska, Alaska ranked again as first in the nation for seafood landings, while the Port of New Bedford, Mass. maintains its status as first in value of deliveries. >READ MORE Owner, Captains of Crabbing Vessels Charged with Illegal Seafood Transport A federal grand jury in Anchorage has indicted the owner and captains of two crab catcher vessels on charges of illegally transporting crab from Alaska in violation of the Lacey Act, which bans trafficking in fish, wildlife, or plants that are illegally taken, possessed, transported or sold. >READ MORE Emergency Action on Bering Sea Chinook Salmon Bycatch Denied NOAA Fisheries has denied a request to institute a zero cap on Chinook salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea, to ensure no bycatch of Chinook salmon in the Bering Sea pollock fishery, saying the petition did not meet criteria necessary for emergency action. >READ MORE New UAF Analysis Offers Insight Into Salmon at Sea A new analysis of multiple international high seas salmon surveys, led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), is building on an extensive body of work on the marine component of the salmon life cycle, the university announced April 15. >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.