Wednesday, April 15, 2026
- Apr 15
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Alaska
3MMI - 2026 Alaska Salmon Projections
Tradex Foods - April 13, 2026
A draft report obtained by Tradex Foods from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is projecting a 2026 statewide Alaska Salmon Harvest of 125.5 million salmon for the 2026 season.
NOAA Fisheries Asks for Public Comment on Identifying Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in Alaska State Waters
The 45-day comment period is open through May 28, 2026. We will also host two public scoping meetings to gather input.
NOAA Fisheries - April 13, 2026
NOAA Fisheries filed a Notice of Intent announcing the preparation of the Alaska Aquaculture Opportunity Areas Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement and requesting public comment.
International
Tariff refund portal to launch April 20
Some entries won't be included in the first phase of refunds and the refunds are expected to take 60-90 days — up to twice as long as the government originally estimated.
Intrafish by Kyle Stucker - April 14, 2026
The U.S. government’s new tariff refund portal will go live on April 20 and refunds will take up to 90 days, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
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Canada expanding marking of hatchery Pacific Chinook in bid to support conservation
SeafoodSource by Chris Chase - April 14, 2026
Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is expanding the marking of hatchery-origin Pacific Chinook salmon in a bid to support conservation and hatchery management.
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Federal Register
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Cook Inlet; Proposed 2026 Harvest Specifications for Salmon
A Proposed Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/15/2026
NMFS proposes 2026 harvest specifications for the salmon fishery of the Cook Inlet exclusive economic zone (EEZ) Area. This action is necessary to establish harvest limits for salmon during the 2026 fishing year and to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Salmon Fisheries in the EEZ off Alaska (Salmon FMP).
FYI’s
50 Years of Innovation and Leadership: Celebrating the Magnuson-Stevens Act
NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Eugenio Piñeiro Soler reflects on the legacy and the future impact of the Act.
NOAA Fisheries by Eugenio Piñeiro Soler - April 13, 2026
In 1976, I was an undergraduate student in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, far from the waters of Puerto Rico where I was raised.
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