Monday, August 14, 2023

Alaska PWS Seine fleet reacts to low prices Cordova Times by Kinsey Brown - August 11, 2023 Halfway through the Prince William Sound seine season, captains and crew are reacting to a dramatic drop in pink and chum salmon prices. The price updates came in the form of official letters and informal text messages from various processors this week. https://www.thecordovatimes.com/2023/08/11/pws-seine-fleet-reacts-to-low-prices/ Board of Fisheries agenda change requests due by Aug. 14 Cordova Times - August 11, 2023 Officials with the Alaska Board of Fisheries are reminding the public that agenda change requests (ACRs) for the 2023-2024 meeting cycle are due by Monday, Aug. 14. https://www.thecordovatimes.com/2023/08/11/board-of-fisheries-agenda-change-requests-due-by-aug-14/ Environment/Science NOAA testing ultraviolet lights as solution to seabird bycatch Seafood Source by Nathan Strout - August 11, 2023 NOAA Fisheries believes new ultraviolet-phased lighting technology could help keep seabirds away from fishing vessels, and the agency is embarking on a several-year research effort to see if it lives up to its promise. https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/environment-sustainability/could-ultraviolet-lights-keep-seabirds-away-from-fishing-vessels Pacific Seafood Processors Association 1900 W Emerson Place Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98119 Phone: 206.281.1667 E-mail: admin@pspafish.net; Website: www.pspafish.net Our office days/hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. *Inclusion of a news article, report, or other document in this email does not imply PSPA support or endorsement of the information or opinion expressed in the document.