Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Alaska

2025 Alaska salmon season sees big catch, better payouts for fishermen

The preliminary data showed 2025 statewide ex-vessel average price per pound for all salmon species improved from 2024 values.

Intrafish by Rachel Sapin - November 4, 2025

The Alaska commercial salmon fishery recorded a total harvest of approximately 194.8 million salmon this year, marking an 88 percent increase from the 2024 total harvest of 103.5 million fish, according to preliminary data from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G).https://www.intrafish.com/salmon/2025-alaska-salmon-season-sees-big-catch-better-payouts-for-fishermen/2-1-1896132

Alaska’s 2025 salmon season delivered mixed results for Prince William Sound

Prince William Sound is home to major pink salmon runs and the prized Copper River sockeye.

Intrafish by Rachel Sapin - November 3, 2025

Alaska’s 2025 salmon season in Prince William Sound saw two key regions come in with harvests that were below what was forecasted.https://www.intrafish.com/salmon/alaska-s-2025-salmon-season-delivered-mixed-results-for-prince-william-sound/2-1-1895399

‘Trolling is what sustains us’: Pacific Salmon Commission testimony highlights importance of Chinook to Southeast

KCAW by Hope McKenney - November 3, 2025

The Pacific Salmon Commission held a meeting in Sitka last month, where commissioners from Canada and the United States discussed Chinook salmon issues and approved an annual work plan for the coming year.  https://www.kcaw.org/2025/11/03/trolling-is-what-sustains-us-pacific-salmon-commission-testimony-highlights-importance-of-chinook-to-southeast/International

US seafood groups win temporary reprieve from potential import ban damage

The agreement will ease restrictions on select foreign crab fisheries.

Intrafish by Rachel Sapin - November 3, 2025

A coalition of US seafood industry groups has agreed to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a broad import ban set to go into effect early next year under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The agreed settlement with federal regulators resulted from the temporary easing of restrictions on select foreign crab fisheries.https://www.intrafish.com/legal/us-seafood-groups-win-temporary-reprieve-from-potential-import-ban-damage/2-1-1895451*Requires Subscription

Potential tariff relief offers little respite for burdened US seafood importers

'I can't say any of this is really a boost to business at this point,' one importer said. 'The tariff issue is just too chaotic.

'Intrafish by Rachel Sapin - November 4, 2025

While US seafood importers are cautiously welcoming recent proposed tariff reductions from US president Donald Trump from major countries such as China, they say the relief is far from a cure-all amid broader supply chain turmoil, rising costs and dwindling wild whitefish availability.https://www.intrafish.com/trade/potential-tariff-relief-offers-little-respite-for-burdened-us-seafood-importers/2-1-1895424*Requires Subscription

Federal Register

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 11/04/2025

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the Western Aleutian district (WAI) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) by vessels participating in the BSAI trawl limited access sector fishery. This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2025 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific ocean perch in the WAI allocated to vessels participating in the BSAI trawl limited access sector fishery.https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/04/2025-19770/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-pacific-ocean-perch-in-the-western-aleutian

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 11/04/2025

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the Central Aleutian district (CAI) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) by vessels participating in the BSAI trawl limited access sector fishery. This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2025 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific ocean perch in the CAI allocated to vessels participating in the BSAI trawl limited access sector fishery.https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/04/2025-19771/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-pacific-ocean-perch-in-the-central-aleutian

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 11/04/2025

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the Central Aleutian district (CAI) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) by vessels participating in the BSAI trawl limited access sector fishery. This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2025 total allowable catch (TAC) of Atka mackerel in the CAI allocated to vessels participating in the BSAI trawl limited access sector fishery.https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/04/2025-19772/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-atka-mackerel-in-the-central-aleutian-district

FYI’s

Coast Guard may briefly be unable to hear distress calls in Southeast Alaska this week

KFSK by Taylor Heckart - November 3, 2025

The U. S. Coast Guard may briefly be unable to hear distress calls in Southeast Alaska for 3-5 minute intervals this week.https://www.kfsk.org/2025/11/03/coast-guard-may-briefly-be-unable-to-hear-distress-calls-in-southeast-alaska-this-week/

Seafood 'fits beautifully' into multi billion dollar weight loss industry, but is failing to tap the market

As the global weight-loss drug market explodes, seafood’s nutritional strengths should make it a natural fit. Yet the industry’s fragmented structure and lack of strong consumer-facing brands risk leaving it on the sidelines of one of the biggest health trends of the decade.

Intrafish by Hanna Gezelius - November 3, 2025

The use of weight-loss medicines based on GLP-1 receptors has surged in recent years and is expected to keep climbing as consumers look for effective ways to shed weight.https://www.intrafish.com/markets/seafood-fits-beautifully-into-multi-billion-dollar-weight-loss-industry-but-is-failing-to-tap-the-market/2-1-1891207*Requires Subscription

Press Release

ADF&G Press Release: 2025 Salmon Harvest Summary

ADF&G Doug Vincent-Lang, Commissioner - November 4, 2025(Juneau) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has published preliminary harvest and value figures for the 2025 Alaska Commercial Salmon Fishery.https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=pressreleases.pr&release=2025_11_04

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