Monday, January 25, 2021

Alaska Forecast predicts another poor sockeye season KDLL by Sabine Poux - January 22, 2021 Upper Cook Inlet fishermen should expect another below-average sockeye salmon run this year. https://www.kdll.org/post/forecast-predicts-another-poor-sockeye-season#stream/0 Labeling and Marketing 3MMI - Pacific Halibut: 2021 Fishery Limit, 2020 Season Recap, TradexFoods - January 25, 2021 Through the IPHC’s Management Strategy Evaluation process, a coastwide fishing intensity corresponding to an SPR of 43 percent has been found to meet the Commission’s objectives of avoiding stock sizes that would be associated with conservation concern, maximizing fishery yield and minimizing fishery variability. At an SPR level of 43 percent, the 2021 Total Constant Exploitation Yield (also known as the TCEY) would equate to... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVKoNU7wGCM&feature=emb_logo Federal Register Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 01/25/2021 NMFS is opening directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to fully use the A season allowance of the 2021 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/25/2021-01434/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-pacific-cod-by-catcher-vessels-using-trawl-gear FYI’s Marine safety instructor course coming to Seward Cordova Times - January 23, 2021 A marine safety instructor training class, featuring cold water survival procedures, use of marine safety equipment and vessel safety drills will be offered in Seward from April 19 through April 24 by the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association. https://www.thecordovatimes.com/2021/01/23/marine-safety-instructor-course-coming-to-seward/

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