Monday, May 22, 2023

Politics Cook Inlet setnet buyback bill again stalls in Legislature Alaska Journal of Commerce by Elizabeth Earl - May 19, 2023 A bill that would buy out commercial fishermen from the beleaguered Upper Cook Inlet fishery is again stalled in the Alaska Legislature. https://www.alaskajournal.com/2023-05-19/cook-inlet-setnet-buyback-bill-again-stalls-legislature Environment/Science More marine debris cleanup projects coming to Alaska through federal infrastructure law KMXT by Kirsten Dobroth - May 19, 2023 Plastic, wood, fishing nets and buoys are just some of the waste that washes up on even the most remote parts of Alaska’s coastline. Now, programs aimed at cleaning up that marine debris are getting a funding boost from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – thanks to an influx of grant money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and some of that funding will beef up marine debris cleanup in Kodiak. https://kmxt.org/2023/05/more-marine-debris-cleanup-projects-coming-to-alaska-through-federal-infrastructure-law/ Federal Register North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings A Notice by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 05/22/2023 The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet June 5, 2023 through June 11, 2023, in Sitka, AK. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/05/22/2023-10867/north-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.