Thursday, March 17, 2022

Alaska Changes to Sitka commercial herring fishery don’t get board support KFSK by Joe Viechnicki - March 15, 2022 Several proposals to make changes to the commercial sac roe herring fishery in Sitka Sound failed to win support from Alaska’s Board of Fisheries over the weekend. Two of those would have made a permanent move away from a competitive fishery. Another would have allowed permit holders to opt for an alternative way to harvest herring eggs for market. https://www.kfsk.org/2022/03/15/changes-to-sitka-commercial-herring-fishery-dont-get-board-support/ Murkowski offers reaction to Zelensky's speech, speaks to Biden about getting canned salmon to Ukraine KINY - March 16, 2022 Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - During an interview with News of the North, Alaska Senior United States Senator Lisa Murkowski offered her reaction to the speech by Ukrainian President Zelensky. https://www.kinyradio.com/news/news-of-the-north/murkowski-offers-reaction-to-zelenskys-speech-speaks-to-biden-about-getting-canned-salmon-to-ukraine/ National Task force says $25 million to promote seafood is within reach National Fisherman by Jessica Hathaway - March 15, 2022 The National Seafood Council Task Force provides a social media toolkit among other resources for industry supporters to promote a national marketing campaign for seafood, available at seafoodcampaign.org/resources. https://www.nationalfisherman.com/national-international/task-force-says-25-million-to-promote-domestic-seafood-is-within-reach International US ban on Russian-origin seafood from China could hit $220m worth of imports Undercurrents by Louis Harkell - March 15, 2022 A ban on Russian-caught seafood processed in China would affect an additional $220 million worth of US seafood imports, on top of ... https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2022/03/15/us-ban-on-russian-origin-seafood-from-china-could-hit-220m-worth-of-imports/ *subscription required EU importers plea for relaxed regulation as raw material for Ukraine fills ports Undercurrents by Dan Gibson - March 17, 2022 The removal of Ukraine from the world's supply chain as a result of the Russian invasion is having a knock-on effect across Europ... https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2022/03/17/eu-importers-plea-for-relaxed-regulation-as-raw-material-for-ukraine-fills-ports/ *subscription required US firms aim to “re-shore” seafood processing from China Seafood Source by Cliff White - March 16, 2022 Mounting supply-chain difficulties are creating opportunities for U.S. processors to re-shore work that previously was performed abroad. https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/processing-equipment/us-firms-aim-to-re-shore-seafood-processing-from-china Federal Register North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings A Notice by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 03/17/2022 The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet April 4, 2022, through April 11, 2022, via hybrid conference. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/03/17/2022-05639/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.