Thursday, September 2, 2021

Alaska Peter Pan mandates full vaccination Cordova Times - September 1, 2021 Peter Pan Seafoods has introduced a policy requiring workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the company announced on Wednesday, Sept. 1. https://www.thecordovatimes.com/2021/09/01/peter-pan-mandates-full-vaccination/ Subsistence users, scientists seek answers for chum salmon declines KTOO by Olivia Ebertz, KYUK - August 29, 2021 In Western Alaska, chum salmon stocks have sharply declined over the last two years. That’s a problem, because people in the region depend heavily on the fish for food and for work. Scientists are in the early stages of trying to understand the crash. https://www.ktoo.org/2021/08/29/subsistence-users-scientists-seek-answers-for-chum-salmon-declines/ Vacancy remains at Board of Fisheries months after Williams rejected Alaska Journal of Commerce by Elwood Brehmer - September 1, 2021 Gov. Mike Dunleavy has gone nearly three months past a statutory deadline without appointing a new member to the critical Board of Fisheries and officials in his office are refusing to address it. https://www.alaskajournal.com/2021-09-01/vacancy-remains-board-fisheries-months-after-williams-rejected Federal Register Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; “Other Rockfish” in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas of the Gulf of Alaska A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 09/02/2021 NMFS is prohibiting retention of “other rockfish” in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2021 total allowable catch of “other rockfish” in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas of the GOA. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/09/02/2021-18990/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-other-rockfish-in-the-western-and-central Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Greater Than or Equal to 50 Feet Length Overall Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 09/02/2021 NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels greater than or equal to 50 feet length overall (LOA) using hook-and-line gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2021 Pacific cod total allowable catch apportioned to catcher vessels greater than or equal to 50 feet LOA using hook-and-line gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/09/02/2021-18987/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-pacific-cod-by-catcher-vessels-greater-than-or Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Trawl Catcher Vessels in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 09/02/2021 NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2021 Pacific cod total allowable catch apportioned to trawl catcher vessels in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/09/02/2021-18986/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-pacific-cod-by-trawl-catcher-vessels-in-the North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting A Notice by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 09/02/2021 The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Groundfish Plan Teams will meet September 20, 2021 through September 24, 2021. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/09/02/2021-18994/north-pacific-fishery-management-council-public-meeting FYI’s Virtual meetings through December North Pacific Fishery Management Council - September 1, 2021 Council leadership has made a decision that all Council, AP, and SSC meetings through the end of the year will be held virtually, rather than in-person. The trajectory of Covid-19 is significantly different than the Council anticipated in June when planning for in-person meetings this fall. The current status of community transmission rates and infections in Alaska is high, and projected to remain so through November; and the resilience of the local medical infrastructure (for example, ICU bed capacity and medical staffing) is significantly impacted. https://www.npfmc.org/virtual-meetings-through-december/

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