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Pacific Seafood Processors Association (PSPA) is a nonprofit trade association representing Alaska seafood processing companies in the policy, regulatory, and legislative arenas and is dedicated to supporting and advocating for the Alaska seafood industry and the sustainable use of fishery resources. PSPA has a position opening for President. Please see the position description here.
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PSPA statement in response to court decision on Southeast troll fishery - May 8, 2023
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Alaska Alaska king salmon troll season still in limbo after orca lawsuit rulings and appeals Alaska Public Media by Casey Grove - May 5, 2023 A federal judge in Washington state issued a ruling this week that threatens to shut down trolling for king salmon in Southeast Alaska this summer. https://alaskapublic.org/2023/05/05/alaska-king-salmon-troll-season-still-in-limbo-after-orca-lawsuit-rulings-and-appeals/ National NOAA Leadership Insights on U.S. Seafood The seafood industry is impacted by global forces such as climate change, international trade relations, and growing competition for ocean use—forces which also shape NOAA's priorities. NOAA Fisheries - May 5, 2023 In this episode of Dive In with NOAA Fisheries, we discuss how NOAA—and NOAA Fisheries—support the seafood sector. The seafood industry is impacted by global forces such as climate change, international trade relations, and growing competition for ocean use—forces which also shape NOAA's priorities. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/podcast/noaa-leadership-insights-us-seafood Delegation helps convince USDA to approve major purchase of Alaska Seafood KINY - May 6, 2023 Washington, D.C. (KINY) - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and U.S. Representative Mary Peltola Friday applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement that it has approved the purchase of up to $119.5 million worth of Alaskan Sockeye and Pacific Groundfish, which will be distributed across the country through federal food assistance programs. https://www.kinyradio.com/news/news-of-the-north/delegation-helps-convince-usda-to-approve-major-purchase-of-alaska-seafood/ 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.