Friday, January 9, 2026
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- Jan 9
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Alaska
Eastern GOA salmon trollers may keep groundfish bycatch
The Cordova Times by staff - January 8, 2026
Salmon trollers operating hand or power troll gear in the Eastern Gulf of Alaska may legally retain and sell bycatch of several species of groundfish taken incidentally during their fishery.
Alaska pollock processors drop foreign worker program, citing uncertainty
Alaska Public Media by Maggie Nelson - January 8, 2026
Some of Alaska's largest pollock processors are abandoning a foreign worker visa program that once supplied up to half their workforce, citing rising costs and uncertainty under stricter immigration policies.
National
Seafood industry happy with mention in new US Dietary Guidelines
The National Fisheries Institute supports the 'user-friendly format, which aims to deliver concise messaging that can help Americans understand the benefits of eating a seafood-rich diet' -- Lisa Wallenda Picard, NFI's president and CEO
Undercurrent News by Jason Huffman - January 7, 2026
Six times in a 10-page document. That's how many times the word "seafood" appears in the "2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans" (DGA), published Wednesday (Jan. 7) by the US president Donald Trump administration.
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US lawmakers include funding for fish conservation, hatcheries, and battling invasive carp in Department of the Interior budget bill
SeafoodSource by Nathan Strout - January 7, 2026
U.S. Congressional appropriations leaders have included several fisheries and aquaculture provisions in a recently released bipartisan budget bill for the U.S. Department of the Interior, which is part of a package of bills that need to pass by the end of January to avoid another government shutdown.
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International
Russian court challenge raises new uncertainty over Barents Sea cod harvest
With cod quotas set to fall in 2026, two Russian companies controlling a major share of the Russian allocation are challenging Norway’s ban on their vessels in Norwegian waters.
Intrafish by Oystein Hage - January 7, 2026
As Norway and Russia agree to a 16 percent cut in next year’s Barents Sea cod quota, two Russian companies controlling roughly 40 percent of Russia’s share are fighting Norway in court over their continued exclusion from Norwegian waters.
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Closing the value-added gap: Russia kicks off pollock season with an eye on the US
In 2025, around 37 percent of Russia's pollock catch was processed into fillets and minced meat, including surimi, a long way behind America's 90 percent.
Intrafish by Evgeny Vovchenko - January 7, 2026
Russia officially kicked off its main pollock ‘A’ season in the Sea of Okhotsk on Jan. 1, with an expectation to further increase the production of deep-processed products.
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Federal Register
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Yakutat Small Boat Harbor Replacement Project in Yakutat, Alaska
A Notice by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 01/09/2026
Notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the City & Borough of Yakutat, Alaska (CBY) to incidentally harass marine mammals during construction activities associated with the Yakutat Small Boat Harbor Replacement Project in Yakutat, Alaska.
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