Friday, August 21, 2026
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Alaska
Seiners break Sitka’s single-day pink salmon harvest record twice in one month
KCAW by Katherine Rose - August 20, 2026
Seiners in Sitka broke the single-day record for harvesting pink salmon not once, but twice this month.
Federal cybersecurity mandate stirs concern in Alaska fishing industry
National Fisherman by Wesley Loy - August 19, 2026
A cybersecurity policy change coming down from the federal government is drawing backlash from Alaska’s commercial fishing industry.
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Alaska fisheries research chief reassigned to strategize US anti-IUU efforts in Arctic
Undercurrent News by Jacob Resneck - August 18, 2026
The head of US research into Alaska federal fisheries has been tapped as a strategic advisor in the country's efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) in the Arctic after months of being inexplicably absent from the research centers, several National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) staffers told Undercurrent.
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West Coast
B.C., federal governments announce $106.5 million investment for new fisheries fund
The Canadian Press by staff - August 20, 2026
The British Columbia and federal governments have announced a joint investment of $106.5 million over five years to help restore salmon habitat and to support the province's fish and seafood sectors.
Federal Register
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2025-2026 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments
A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 08/20/2026
This final rule announces routine inseason adjustments to management measures in commercial groundfish fisheries.
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