Monday, July 14, 2025

Alaska

Fishing Report: Checking in on latest openings, closures, and liberalizations around Alaska

With plenty of time left in the sport fishing season, more and more anglers are taking to Alaska’s river banks and coastlines in search of their next catches.

KTUU by Tyler Lane - July 11, 2025 

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - With plenty of time left in the sport fishing season, more and more anglers are taking to Alaska’s river banks and coastlines in search of their next catches.

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/07/12/fishing-report-checking-latest-openings-closures-liberalizations-around-alaska/

National US Senate bill would create a seafood industry liaison within USDA Seafood Source by Nathan Strout - July 14, 2025 The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations has approved legislation that would create a new seafood industry liaison position within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/senate-bill-would-create-a-seafood-industry-liaison-within-usda International Canadian Seafood Escapes Trump’s 35% Tariff, According to Multiple Reports on USMCA Exemptions Expana by Ryan Doyle - July 14, 2025 Key Canadian seafood exports will be exempt from President Donald Trump’s newly imposed 35% tariff on Canadian goods, according to multiple reports from the CBC, The Wall Street Journal and Yahoo Finance.While Trump’s tariff announcement last week sparked uncertainty over whether critical species like salmon, crab and lobster would be affected, officials confirmed that products compliant with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will remain tariff-free.Following the release of Trump's tariff letter to Canada, which provided limited specifics about the scope of the proposed 35% tariff and the status of USMCA compliance exemptions, questions arose regarding its potential impact on the seafood industry. However, reports from CBC and other sources suggest that seafood would remain largely unaffected by the new tariff measures.Before Trump’s tariff letter, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick stated that products like Maine lobster, which previously were exempt from tariffs under the USMCA, would continue to be exempt, as Expana reported in June.“The overriding principle is USMCA. So, if the products are actually made in Canada and actually made in the United States, they come back and forth, and it’s easy for them to fall under the USMCA, and that has no tariff. Things that are outside of that, where companies choose to be outside of those rules, and those rules, as you know, have been in place quite a long time," said Lutnick during a June 4 Appropriations Hearing.Back in March, when Trump paused tariffs on USMCA-compliant goods, Expana highlighted what products fall under the USMCA agreement. The USMCA largely maintains NAFTA’s tariff and quota-free trade provisions for most agricultural products between the United States, Mexico, and Canada, while expanding market access for US dairy, poultry, and egg exports to Canada."So if you think about it this way, if you lived under Donald Trump's US-Mexico-Canada agreement, you will get a reprieve from these tariffs now. If you chose to go outside of that, you did so at your own risk, and today is when that reckoning comes," said Lutnick at the time. https://www.seafoodnews.com/Story/1312701/Canadian-Seafood-Escapes-Trumps-35-percent-Tariff-According-to-Multiple-Reports-on-USMCA-Exemptions

Environment/Science Toxin that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning blamed for Alaska seal deaths A die-off last year at St. Paul Island, the first compelling case of fatal saxitoxin poisoning in marine mammals, comes as more harmful algae is found farther north Alaska Beacon by Yereth Rosen - July 14, 2025 For the first time, scientists have made a definite link between the toxin produced by algae that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning and marine mammal deaths. https://alaskabeacon.com/2025/07/14/toxin-that-causes-paralytic-shellfish-poisoning-blamed-for-alaska-seal-deaths/ Green, brown and spiky: Researchers work to better understand sockeye’s relationship to the three-spined stickleback KDLG by Kendra Hanna - July 12, 2025  Three-spined sticklebacks are small, green and brown fish with spines that run along their backs. In Lake Iliamna in the Bristol Bay region, three-spined sticklebacks eat the same plankton that juvenile sockeye salmon rely on to grow. https://www.kdlg.org/2025-07-12/green-brown-and-spiky-researchers-work-to-better-understand-sockeyes-relationship-to-the-three-spined-stickleback In court filing, Trump administration hints at a lifeline for embattled Pebble project After a landmark veto, Trump administration officials say they’re “open to reconsideration” and are negotiating a potential settlement of a lawsuit filed by Pebble’s developer Alaska Beacon by Max Graham, Northern Journal - July 12, 2025  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took a rare step under former President Joe Biden to block development of the Pebble mine — Alaska’s largest known copper and gold deposit, which for years has fueled controversy over its potential impacts on one of the world’s largest salmon runs. https://alaskabeacon.com/2025/07/12/in-court-filing-trump-administration-hints-at-a-lifeline-for-embattled-pebble-project/ Labeling and Marketing 3MMI - Summer Salmon: Sockeye are Larger, Record Low Chinook Tradex Foods - July 14, 2025 Alaska’s 2025 summer salmon season is seeing a strong sockeye run, with harvests surpassing 60% of the forecast and fish trending larger than last year. In contrast, Chinook harvests are tracking toward record lows, with Alaska’s catch down 70% from previous years and widespread fishery closures in place. Buyers are advised to secure sockeye now and consider sourcing Chinook from Washington, Oregon, or British Columbia. Watch to Find Out More. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rfgee12ULc

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