Friday, March 22, 2024

Alaska Baywide inshore run forecast is 37.9M sockeye salmon Cordova Times by Margaret Bauman - March 20, 2024 State fisheries biologists are forecasting a run of 37.9 million fish coming into Bristol Bay this summer, with a potential inshore surplus of 25 million reds, in the world’s largest wild sockeye salmon fishery.  https://www.thecordovatimes.com/2024/03/20/baywide-inshore-run-forecast-is-37-9m-sockeye-salmon/ Murkowski celebrates winning millions for Alaska in federal fisheries funding The latest appropriations package approved by the US Congress and signed by the president includes millions in funding for fisheries research and management  Undercurrents News - March 21, 2024 US senator Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, is celebrating the latest appropriations package signed into law on March 9 by president Joe Biden for fiscal year 2024 as a big win for the state's fisheries... https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2024/03/21/murkowski-celebrates-winning-millions-for-alaska-in-federal-fisheries-funding/ *Requires Subscription FYI’s IB 24-16: NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Greater Than or Equal to 50 Feet Length Overall Using Hook-and-line Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf Alaska NOAA Fisheries - March 20, 2024  The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels greater than or equal to 50 feet (15.2 meters (m)) length overall using hook-and-line gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, March 22, 2024, according to Jonathan M. Kurland, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/bulletin/ib-24-16-nmfs-prohibits-directed-fishing-pacific-cod-catcher-vessels-greater-or-equal IB 24-17: NMFS Opens Directed Fishing for Pacific Cod by American Fisheries Act Trawl Catcher/Processors in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands NOAA Fisheries - March 21, 2024  The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is opening directed fishing for Pacific cod by American Fisheries Act trawl catcher/processors in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) at 12 noon, Alaska local time, March 25, 2024, according to Jonathan M. Kurland, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/bulletin/ib-24-17-nmfs-opens-directed-fishing-pacific-cod-american-fisheries-act-trawl-catcher

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