Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Alaska

Alaska’s Murkowski among Congress members seeking to save ocean science network

The senator is the only Republican among about three dozen members protesting the Trump administration plans to pull out Ocean Observatories Initiative stations

Alaska Beacon by Yereth Rosen - June 16, 2026

This story has been updated with a response from Sen. Dan Sullivan’s office on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 3:02 p.m. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is among several members of Congress trying to prevent the National Science Foundation from dismantling portions of an instrument system that monitors the nation’s oceans.

https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/06/16/alaskas-murkowski-among-congress-members-seeking-to-save-ocean-science-network/

Environment/Science

Tagged and Tracked: Mapping the Journeys of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea

NOAA Fisheries by staff - June 15, 2026

How do Pacific cod respond to warming seas, and what does it mean for the future of fisheries? Satellite tagging helps scientists track cod migration in Alaska and understand the implications for stock assessments and sustainable management.

Pacific cod support Alaska’s second largest groundfish fishery and play a critical role in the Bering Sea ecosystem. 

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/tagged-and-tracked-mapping-journeys-pacific-cod-bering-sea

Labeling and Marketing

ASMI launches UK campaign after Alaska Air opens flight route between Seattle and London

SeafoodSource by Haley Jones -  June 17, 2026

The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) has launched a campaign in the U.K. called “First Flight, First Catch" soon after Alaska Airlines opened a direct route between the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and London's Heathrow Airport. 

https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/business-finance/asmi-and-alaska-air-launch-new-flight-route-celebrate-salmon-season-start

Federal Register

Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West Coast; Annual Management Measures for the 2026 Area 2A Pacific Halibut Directed Commercial Fishery

A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 06/16/2026

NMFS is implementing annual management measures for the 2026 non-Tribal directed commercial Pacific halibut fishery that operates south of Point Chehalis, WA, (lat. 46°53.30′ N) in the International Pacific Halibut Commission's (IPHC) Regulatory Area 2A off Washington, Oregon, and California. 

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/16/2026-12131/pacific-halibut-fisheries-of-the-west-coast-annual-management-measures-for-the-2026-area-2a-pacific

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