Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Alaska Electronic Logbook Trial Run Expected to Begin This Year in Gulf of Alaska Fishermen's News - January 25, 2023 Real Time Data, a fisherman-founded software company with offices in Bellingham, Wash. and Australia is looking for harvesters to test its electronic logbook, Deckhand Pro, in Gulf of Alaska fixed gear groundfish fisheries during the 2023 and 2024 fishing seasons. https://fishermensnews.com/electronic-logbook-trial-run-expected-to-begin-this-year-in-gulf-of-alaska/ Environment/Science Mariculture Research Suggests Farmed Kelp Could Help Reduce Coastal Marine Pollution Fishermen's News - January 25, 2023 A new study published in the January issue of the online, peer reviewed Aquaculture Journal concludes that the water-filtering abilities of farmed kelp, an emerging industry in Alaska, could help reduce marine pollution in coastal areas. https://fishermensnews.com/mariculture-research-suggests-farmed-kelp-could-help-reduce-coastal-marine-pollution/ Federal Register Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 01/24/2023 NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season allowance of the 2023 total allowable catch of Pacific cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/01/24/2023-01222/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-pacific-cod-by-catcher-vessels-using-trawl-gear Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 01/24/2023 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 A season allowance of the 2023 total allowable catch of Pacific cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/01/24/2023-01297/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-pacific-cod-by-catcher-vessels-using-trawl-gear FYI’s Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global expanding in 2023 Seafood Source by Cliff White - January 25, 2023 The 29th edition of Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global is set to be larger than last year’s event, with more than 45,000 square meters in exhibit space sold and months to go before the event takes place for the second time in Barcelona, Spain, from 25 to 27 April, 2023. https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/seafood-expo-global/seafood-processing-global-returning-to-barcelona-in-april-2023 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.