Monday, September 23, 2024

Alaska Average weight of Bristol Bay sockeye salmon hits record-low, regulators say The high proportion of younger fish resulted in the fish weighing just over 4.5 pounds. Intrafish by Rachel Sapin - September 20, 2024 Bristol Bay fishermen are closing their 2024 season with the smallest fish on record, according to a season summary released by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G). https://www.intrafish.com/fisheries/average-weight-of-bristol-bay-sockeye-salmon-hits-record-low-regulators-say/2-1-1713229 Alaska hunts for solutions to seafood industry's strugglesInflation, competition with Russia and other factors have Alaska state lawmakers looking for ways to help processors and harvesters. Intrafish by Rachel Sapin - September 19, 2024 Alaska state lawmakers and seafood industry leaders met Wednesday as part of the first official meeting of a task force charged with identifying and addressing the sector's challenges. https://www.intrafish.com/markets/alaska-hunts-for-solutions-to-seafood-industrys-struggles/2-1-1712018 *Requires Subscription Rodger May wins auction for most of Peter Pan Seafoods assets with USD 37.3 million bid Seafood Source by Cliff White - September 23, 2024 Rodger May was the highest bidder at an auction of most of Peter Pan Seafoods’ assets, beating out rival Silver Bay Seafoods. https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/business-finance/rodger-may-wins-auction-for-most-of-peter-pan-seafoods-assets-with-usd-37-3-million-bid *Requires Subscription Press Release Press Release: Alaska Congressional Delegation Welcomes $277 Million in Fishery Disaster Funding for Alaska Murkowski.senate.gov - September 23, 2024 Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK) welcomed the announcement of $277 million in funding for Alaska fishery disasters from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Funding for a number of salmon and crab fisheries from 2020-2023 will be transmitted to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission for distribution to fishermen, their crews, seafood processors, and communities impacted by these fishery disasters. https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/release/alaska-congressional-delegation-welcomes-277-million-in-fishery-disaster-funding-for-alaska International US soldiers deployed to Aleutian Islands in response to Chinese, Russian military presence Seafood Source by Nathan Strout - September 20, 2024 The U.S. Army has increased its presence in the state of Alaska following increased military activity from Russia and China in and around the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ). At the same time, state and federal officials from Alaska are calling for an increased military investment into the state. https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/us-soldiers-deployed-to-aleutian-islands-in-response-to-chinese-russian-military-presence Labeling and Marketing 3MMI - Global Salmon Update: 600,000MT Less Salmon Than Last Year Tradex Foods - September 23, 2024 As the summer salmon season for Alaska and Russia comes to an end, our current estimate is that this year’s global wild salmon harvest could reach approximately 475,000 metric tonnes after the fall fisheries, marking it the lowest since 1944. This would translate to over 600,000 metric tonnes less salmon than the global harvest last year. Watch to Find Out More. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RY7NuWmFN8 Federal Register Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 09/23/2024 NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the Central Aleutian district (CAI) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) by vessels participating in the BSAI trawl limited access sector fishery. This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2024 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific ocean perch in the CAI allocated to vessels participating in the BSAI trawl limited access sector fishery. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/23/2024-21716/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-pacific-ocean-perch-in-the-central-aleutian FYI’s Update on the Sitka Community Boatyard National Fisherman by Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association - September 20, 2024 In 2018, Halibut Point Marine, the owner/operator of Sitka’s last boat haul out and private land suitable for a haul-out and marine service center, informed the city that the business would soon cease hauling boats to transition the yard space into a cruise ship dock and storefronts.  No other private land or yard operators were available to replace this loss of service, and the closest alternative haul out facilities for Sitka’s over 600 commercial fishing boats are more than 100 water miles… https://www.nationalfisherman.com/update-on-the-sitka-community-boatyard *Requires Subscription

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