FN Online News • Wednesday, May 8, 2024

FISHES Act Introduced to Cut Red Tape In Delivery of Disaster Funds; Alaska's Copper River Wild Salmon Fishery Opens May 16

View this email in your browser The Advocate for the Commercial Fisherman  •  Wednesday,  May 8, 2024 FISHES Act Introduced to Cut Red Tape In Delivery of Disaster Funds Legislation backed by 16 members of Congress aims to expedite delivery of disaster relief following fisheries disaster declarations by cutting red tape currently complicating the approval process by federal agencies. >READ MORE Alaska's Copper River Wild Salmon Fishery Opens May 16: ADF&G Alaska's celebrated Copper River wild salmon fishery opens on Thursday, May 16 for a 12-hour commercial drift gillnet fishing period, while waters within the expanded Chinook salmon inside closure area closed for that same period. >READ MORE NOAA to Remove Derelict Fishing Gear from Midway Islands Shores Officials with the NOAA Marine Debris Program say that the program's expected to soon complete a mission to Midway Atoll, also known as Kuaihelani, to clean up derelict fishing gear and other debris from the shoreline. >READ MORE Record Low Fish Stocks Subject to Overfishing A record low number of fish stocks were subject to overfishing in 2023, according to the annual Status of Stocks report that assesses the 506 stocks and stock complexes managed by NOAA Fisheries, which was released May 2. >READ MORE Former Pacific Fishermen Shipyard Manager Doug Dixon Dies Longtime maritime industry figure Douglas Dixon, who was the former general manager and director of Pacific Fishermen Shipyard in Seattle, has died.Dixon died last week after a short battle with cancer. >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.