Monday, June 5, 2023

Alaska Copper River sockeye harvest swells to 256,205 reds Cordova Times by Margaret Bauman - June 4, 2023 Commercial harvests of sockeye, Chinook and chum salmon in the Copper River salmon fishery reached a preliminary total of nearly 273,000 fish on Tuesday, with results still being counted from the opener on Monday. https://www.thecordovatimes.com/2023/06/04/copper-river-sockeye-harvest-swells-to-256205-reds/ Murkowski, King introduce bipartisan bill to support rural fishing communities KINY- June 1, 2023 Washington, D.C. (KINY) - The Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act would allow businesses that directly support fishing industry to access existing agriculture loan program https://www.kinyradio.com/news/news-of-the-north/murkowski-king-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-support-rural-fishing-communities/ Alaska seafood group requests help tracking king salmon 'Better understanding of the spatial distribution of kings in the Nushagak district, and how that might change across the season, is critical' -- Curry Cunningham, University of Alaska Fairbanks Undercurrent News - June 2, 2023 The Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA) is trying to better document king salmon migration patterns https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2023/06/02/alaska-seafood-group-requests-help-tracking-king-salmon/ *Requires Subscription Federal Register Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings A Notice by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 06/05/2023 The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) and its advisory bodies will meet June 21–27, 2023 in Vancouver, WA and via webinar. The Council meeting will be live streamed with the opportunity to provide public comment remotely. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/06/05/2023-11818/pacific-fishery-management-council-public-meetings 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.