Friday, April 17, 2026
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Alaska
Trump appoints Alaska governor to a seat on U.S. Arctic Research Commission
Alaska Public Media by Liz Ruskin - April 15, 2026
President Trump has appointed Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy to a seat on the U.S. Arctic Research Commission.
New icebreakers to be homeported in Alaska
National Fisherman by Margaret Bauman - April 16, 2026
Two new icebreakers are to be homeported in Alaska in coming years, the U.S. Coast Guard announced on April 16.
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Feds propose boost for Alaska salmon in Cook Inlet
The Cook Inlet salmon harvest is under federal management due to a US judge's order that the feds take over after Alaska state fishery managers closed the commercial salmon harvest outside the three-mile line
Undercurrent News by Jacob Resneck - April 16, 2026
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has proposed a total allowable catch (TAC) of more than 1.48 million Kenai River sockeye salmon on Alaska's Cook Inlet in 2026.
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Alaska Sitka sac roe herring season ends with 80% of quota unharvested
The Alaska Sitka sac roe herring season ends with 6,155 short tons caught, in line with Japanese pre-season orders and broadly steady year-on-year
Undercurrent News by Masahiko Takeuchi - April 16, 2026
Editor note: The herring roe fishery in North America operates in "short" or US tons, a measure that is spelled out every time it is used. Metric tons are shortened to "t" after first use. [...]
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City signals support for PWSEDD cold storage and processing facility
Cordova Times by Camille Botello - April 15, 2026
The North Fill Development Park may soon become the home of a new community processing facility for seafood, kelp, and shellfish.
National
Global Seafood Alliance adds leaders from MarinTrust, ASMI
Woodhatch and Woodrow join a diverse group of industry leaders.
Intrafish by Rachel Sapin - April 16, 2026
The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has appointed Libby Woodhatch, executive chair of MarinTrust, and Jeremy Woodrow, executive director of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI), to its board of directors as the organization expands its global certification and market‑development work.
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Secretary Rollins Announces the Creation of the USDA Office of Seafood
US Department of Agriculture - April 15, 2026
Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins alongside U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan, and Maine Senator Susan Collins announced the creation of the new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Seafood.
Labeling and Marketing
To overcome consumer price perceptions, US seafood stakeholders call for health-focused marketing
SeafoodSource by Christine Blank - April 16, 2026
Though U.S. consumers are increasingly demanding healthy protein options and the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) have recommended people to eat more seafood, price, whether real or perceived, remains a barrier that may impede the extent to which U.S. seafood consumption rates rise.
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Federal Register
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 36; Limited Entry Fixed Gear Follow-On Actions
A Proposed Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/17/2026
NMFS issues these proposed regulations to implement amendment 36 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (Groundfish FMP).
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
A Notice by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/17/2026
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a Crab Plan Team Meeting on May 11-15, 2026.
FYI’s
Marine safety courses coming to Cordova
The Cordova Times - April 15, 2026
Instructors with the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) will conduct two first aid/CPR courses and one fishing vessel drill conductor course in Cordova in the last week of April.
IB 26-20: NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pollock in Statistical Area 610 in the Gulf of Alaska.
NOAA Fisheries - April 16, 2026
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 610 (between 159 degrees and 170 degrees W. longitudes) in the Gulf of Alaska, effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, April 17, 2026, according to Jonathan M. Kurland, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.
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