Friday, October 2, 2026
Alaska
Alaska troll fleet to expand electronic logbook, data collection
National Fisherman by staff - October 2, 2026
Twenty Southeast Alaska troll vessels will collect catch, temperature, and depth data through electronic logbooks and oceanographic sensors, supported by a $293,000 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant.
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West Coast
Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez Tours Pacific Seafood's Woodland, Washington Processing Hub
SeafoodNews by Ryan Doyle - October 2, 2026
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) toured Pacific Seafood's Woodland, Washington facility this month as part of a day of visits across Cowlitz and Clark counties, according to a post on her official House website.
The Woodland plant processes and distributes locally caught seafood for shipment nationwide, and the congresswoman used the stop to meet with employees and discuss permitting predictability, support for working waterfronts, and regional seafood supply chains, per the release.
"Working waterfronts are kitchen table issues for us in Southwest Washington," Gluesenkamp Perez said. "Nobody wants a waterfront with only yachts and tents, but if we don't stand up for the people who make their living on the water that's what we'll get."
The visit ties into broader legislative work: Gluesenkamp Perez said she worked through the appropriations committee this year to prioritize local and regional seafood in the National School Lunch Program, and she co-sponsors the Local Farmers Feeding Our Communities Act, which would establish cooperative agreements linking local producers — including seafood processors — with local food distribution organizations.
California governor signs Dungeness crab fishing reforms into law
SeafoodSource by Nathan Strout - October 1, 2026
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed several changes to the state’s Dungeness crab fishery into law, adopting recommendations made by the Dungeness Crab Task Force (DC TF).
https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/california-governor-signs-dungeness-crab-fishing-reforms-into-law
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International
At the Responsible Seafood Summit, seafood industry’s pressure points come into focus
Feed volatility, fisheries data gaps, animal welfare, consumer affordability and digital risk shaped the final two days of the 2026 Responsible Seafood Summit
Global Seafood Alliance by Lisa Jackson - October 1, 2026
Feed volatility, fisheries data gaps, animal welfare, consumer affordability and digital risk shaped the 2026 Responsible Seafood Summit in Bangkok.
Japanese trading giant agrees to buy Sealaska’s $360m turnover seafood operations
Undercurrent News by Tom Seaman - October 1, 2026
One of Japan's largest trading groups, which is expanding its seafood business rapidly, has agreed to buy NESI and Sealaska's other European...
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Federal Register
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifications; 2026-2027 Annual Specifications and Management Measures for Pacific Sardine
A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 10/02/2026
NMFS is implementing annual harvest specifications and management measures for the northern subpopulation of Pacific sardine (hereafter, Pacific sardine), for the fishing year from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Application for an Exempted Fishing Permit
A Notice by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 10/01/2026
This notice announces NMFS' receipt of an application from SeaShare, Inc. and Glacier Fish Co. and the public comment period for an exempted fishing permit (EFP).
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock Fishing in the Winter Herring Savings Area of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 10/01/2026
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock by vessels using trawl gear in the Winter Herring Savings Area of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI).
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Exchange of Flatfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 10/01/2026
NMFS is exchanging unused yellowfin sole and flathead sole Community Development Quota (CDQ) for rock sole CDQ acceptable biological catch (ABC) reserves in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) management area.
FYI’s
Major Alaska pollock trade group hires new vice president
Her first day with APA will be Oct. 5.
Intrafish by Rachel Sapin - October 1, 2026
Seattle-based At-sea Processors Association (APA) has hired Heidi Olson as vice president for fisheries policy and advocacy, effective Oct. 5.
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