Monday, October 12, 2026
Alaska
Amid declining population, Southeast Alaska sees record job count
KRBD by Hunter Morrison - October 9, 2026
The presentation at Southeast Conference’s economic summit in Ketchikan last week largely compared changes from 2024 to 2025.
National
SeaShare Is Closing the Protein Gap in America’s Food Banks
Food Tank by Annie Means - October 2026
SeaShare is working to transform donations from the fishing industry into meaningful nourishment for food banks across the United States.
Labeling and Marketing
3MMI - Alaska Crab Outlook | King & Bairdi Quotas Rise as Snow Crab Falls
Tradex Foods - October 12, 2026
Alaska’s crab fisheries open October 15 with sharply different supply outlooks. Bairdi quota rises 185% and Bristol Bay red king crab increases 27%, while Alaska snow crab falls 45%. Canada’s season is complete, with new harvesting not expected until spring 2027.
Federal Register
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 10/13/2026
NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amounts of Pacific cod from catcher vessels using trawl gear to catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) length overall (LOA) using hook-and-line or pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI).
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 10/13/2026
NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amounts of Pacific cod from catcher vessels using trawl gear and catcher/processors using trawl gear to catcher vessels using hook-and-line gear and vessels using pot gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA).
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Fixed Gear Marking and Entanglement Risk Reduction
A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 10/13/2026
This rulemaking implements gear marking requirements and entanglement risk reduction measures for portions of the Pacific coast groundfish fishery.
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