Monday, July 11, 2022

Alaska PWS catch jumps by over half a million salmon Statewide harvest is 30% ahead of the year-to-date harvest Cordova Times by Margaret Bauman - July 7, 2022 Harvesters in Prince William Sound’s commercial fishing districts made several thousand deliveries to processors over the past week, boosting the overall catch to over 3 million salmon, while the statewide total more than doubled to over 37 million fish. https://www.thecordovatimes.com/2022/07/07/pws-catch-jumps-by-over-half-a-million-salmon/ Fishermen face processing gap of 8 million fish: how processors plan to handle a record run KDLG by Corinne Smith - July 7, 2022 Seafood companies say they intend to purchase 52 million Bristol Bay sockeye this season. That’s according to Fish and Game’s processor survey, which the state conducted this spring. It surveyed Bristol Bay’s 15 main salmon processors, and those companies estimated a daily processing capacity of roughly 3 million fish. https://www.kdlg.org/2022-07-07/how-will-bristol-bay-seafood-processors-handle-record-breaking-fishing-season Mixed results for Alaska's salmon season thus far National Fisherman - July 8, 2022 The salmon season thus far in the U.S. state of Alaska has produced mixed results, though some areas will have to wait until more fish arrive to get a sense of how the season will shake out. https://www.seafoodsource.com/national-fisherman/salmon-season-opens-with-all-eyes-on-sockeye-potential Bristol Bay Fisheries Report KDLG - July 9, 2022 Nightly at 6 p.m. and replays at 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. The Bristol Bay Fisheries Report, produced by the KDLG news crew, is dedicated to the one-of-a-kind commercial fishery in Bristol Bay. The show airs nightly at 6 p.m., with replays at 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. Join hosts Izzy Ross, Brian Venua and Corinne Smith for the latest news, numbers and information from the fishery, plus nightly analysis, stories and conversations. https://www.kdlg.org/show/bristol-bay-fisheries-report Environment/Science Biologists puzzled from huge discrepancy between Port Moller Test Fishery and actual catch KDLG by Brian Venua - July 7, 2022 Last week, there were several days of relatively low catches at the Port Moller Test Fishery. The test fishery reported the fourth consecutive day of low catch indices for this time of year on June 30. https://www.kdlg.org/fisheries/2022-07-07/biologists-puzzled-from-huge-discrepancy-between-port-moller-test-fishery-and-actual-catch Labeling and Marketing Gov. Dunleavy’s budget vetoes include $5M cut for seafood marketing institute KTOO by Angela Denning - July 7, 2022 Gov. Mike Dunleavy in June announced budget vetoes that equals $763,329,800. That included a $5 million cut for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. https://www.ktoo.org/2022/07/07/gov-dunleavys-budget-vetoes-include-5m-cut-for-seafood-marketing-institute/ 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.