Monday, March 6, 2023

Alaska Fish and Game announces king salmon closures in the Cook Inlet area Alaska's News Source By Joe Kinneen - March 3, 2023 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced 11 closures and restrictions for king salmon sportfishing in the Cook Inlet area. https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/04/fish-game-announces-king-salmon-closures-cook-inlet-area/ CDQ groups pass review with flying colors Cordova Times - March 3, 2023 A decennial review of Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) groups has determined that all six CDQs have maintained or improved performance with respect to criteria outlined in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 2006. https://www.thecordovatimes.com/2023/03/03/cdq-groups-pass-review-with-flying-colors/ Crabbers help scientists gather data about Bristol Bay red king crab National Fisherman by Jose Antunes - March 1, 2023 It’s not always easy to get fisherman and scientists to agree, but crabbers in Alaska are helping in a cooperative research to meet a critical need for winter data on Bristol Bay red king crab. https://www.nationalfisherman.com/alaska/crabbers-help-scientists-gather-data-about-bristol-bay-red-king-crab Federal Register North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting A Notice by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 03/06/2023 The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Salmon Bycatch Committee will meet March 20, 2023 through March 21, 2023. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/06/2023-04517/north-pacific-fishery-management-council-public-meeting FYI’s Students in Alaska learn lessons on climate change, pollution through raising salmon NPR by Claire Murashima (NPR) - March 4, 2023 Kenny Lake School in Copper Center, Alaska, is small, with about 60 students from kindergarten to high school seniors. It’s even smaller in winter when some parents homeschool their children because of the long drives and slick roads. https://www.opb.org/article/2023/03/04/alaska-students-learn-lessons-on-climate-change-pollution-through-raising-salmon/ Alaska Airlines’ flying salmon is about to be extinct Alaska Beacon by James Brooks - February 28, 2023 Alaska Airlines will paint over “Salmon Thirty Salmon,” the custom Boeing 737 that looks like an 129-foot-long Alaska king salmon, the company confirmed Monday. https://alaskabeacon.com/briefs/alaska-airlines-flying-salmon-is-about-to-be-extinct/ Ex-Ocean Beauty, Trident Seafoods executive to spearhead market development for seafood certification group The executive has spent over 20 years in the Alaska seafood industry, holding key roles at major companies and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI). Intrafish by Drew Cherry - March 1, 2023 A longtime veteran of the Alaska seafood industry is joining seafood certification group Global Seafood Alliance. https://www.intrafish.com/people/ex-ocean-beauty-trident-seafoods-executive-to-spearhead-market-development-for-seafood-certification-group/2-1-1412174 *Requires Subscription 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.