Monday, October 5, 2026
Environment/Science
UAS scientists are trying to predict harmful algal blooms as super El Niño heats up
KTOO by Ella Kelly - October 2, 2026
Scientists predict that a super El Niño could break ocean temperature records this winter.
Alaska
World pollock market means more for Kodiak’s fleet
Kodiak Daily Mirror by Steve Williams - October 2, 2026
A strong international market for Alaska pollock is giving Kodiak’s trawl fleet a potentially valuable finish to the 2026 season, with fishermen currently receiving about 16 cents per pound for pollock.
https://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/news article_ee296529-7bb0-484a-83c6-3fe919c0b10f.html
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Opinion
Opinion: What the pollock fishing debate looks like from a village in the Aleutians
Anchorage Daily News by Tanya Lestenkof - October 1, 2026
In his Sept. 17 commentary, “To fully understand Alaska’s pollock debate, you need more than one set of numbers,” Rep. Kevin McCabe is right about a very important thing: Alaska’s pollock debate cannot be understood through a single set of numbers.
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National
As Trump rolls back endangered species protections, US lawmakers push bill to support their recovery
SeafoodSource by Nathan Strout - October 2, 2026
With the administration of U.S. Donald Trump moving quickly to roll back endangered species protections, some U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill to support and improve species recovery efforts.
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Labeling and Marketing
3MMI - Wild Salmon Supply Tightens as Alaska, Russia & Japan Fall Short
Tradex Foods - October 5, 2026
Wild Pacific salmon enters Q4 with Alaska’s season essentially complete, Russia dramatically behind forecast, and Japan’s fall chum fishery still developing.
Federal Register
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 10/05/2026
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2026 total allowable catch of Pacific ocean perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA.
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