Friday, June 19, 2026
- Jun 19
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West Coast
U.S. Department of Commerce Allocates $123.6 Million in Fishery Disaster Funding to Alaska, Oregon, California and Squaxin Island Tribe
The funding will address fishery resource disasters that occurred between 2019 and 2023.
NOAA Fisheries by Rachel Hager - June 17, 2026
Today, NOAA announced the allocation of $123.6 million in fishery resource disaster funding, appropriated by Congress in the American Relief Act, 2025.
National
Trump administration walks back plan to cut ocean observation after legislative effort
SeafoodSource by Chris Chase - June 18, 2026
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has walked back plans to dismantle a deep-ocean observation system after pushback from members of Congress.
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Environment/Science
Funding cuts and fuel costs hinder Kodiak summer surveys
KMXT by Katherine Irving - June 17, 2026
Kodiak’s biologists are hard at work in the field this summer. But funding cuts and high fuel costs are making it harder for them to get the data they need to manage the species they study.
Labeling and Marketing
Copper River sockeyes selling out
National Fisherman by Margaret Bauman - June 17, 2026
Commercial fishing for Copper River red salmon in the Gulf of Alaska has been closed since June 11, but the scramble for the celebrated sockeyes remains hot, at from $14.99 to $34.99 a pound in Pacific Northwest retail markets.
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Federal Register
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Cook Inlet; Final 2026 Harvest Specifications for Salmon
A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 06/18/2026
NMFS announces the final 2026 harvest specifications for the salmon fishery of the Cook Inlet exclusive economic zone (EEZ) Area.
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