Alaska
Economics of Harvesting Weigh Heavy on Alaska’s Fishing Industry
Fishermen's News - November 6, 2024
The rising costs of harvesting seafood are weighing heavily on the seafood industry, with employment down 8% in 2023, according to a report in Alaska Economic Trends magazine.
Alaska wraps up pollock fishing in 2024 with strong Bering Sea B season bringing catch totals near limit
Seafood Source by Chris Chase - November 4, 2024
Alaska’s major pollock fishing seasons have closed for 2024, ending on a successful Bering Sea B season that brought the area’s catch totals near their maximum quota allowed.
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National
New hope for fishing industry at USDA
National Fisherman by Carli Stewart - November 6, 2024
As the Pacific Marine Expo (PME) approaches in just a few weeks, discussions surrounding critical agency programmatic and legislative support for the fishing and seafood industries are heating up. A notable focus this year is support for seafood and fishing businesses at the USDA, which offers a unique opportunity for the fishing and seafood sectors to secure much-needed support alongside traditional agriculture. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issues around $130 billion in…
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International
Russian Government Approves Concessions for Domestic Pollock Producers
SeafoodNews.com by Eugene Gerden - November 6, 2024
The Russian government has approved concessions for domestic producers of pollock by adopting a decree exempting frozen sardines and pollock fillets from exchange rate export duties.According to data from the Russian Pollock Association, pollock fillets are strategically important for the entire Russian fish sector, accounting for 35% of the catch and production of fish products in Russia and about 80% of export revenue.The government's decision comes into force on November 10 and can be considered a victory for producers. Their efforts in recent months have been aimed at convincing the authorities of the restrictions' destructive effect. In October, four of the largest market associations sent appeals to federal authorities. According to them, they experience a sharp decline in profitability, which leads to serious problems in implementing their investment projects.The problem is also associated with the decline of wholesale prices for the popular white fish. According to earlier data from the Russian Federal State Unitary Enterprise, pollock prices in the Russian market have declined by 15% since the beginning of the current year.Still, in recent weeks, the situation has generally stabilized, which led to price growth. Most analysts, however, believe that the government will not allow further price growth in the domestic market amid fears of inflation in the domestic fish sector.
Invasive green crabs reach Alaska, threatening fisheries
National Fisherman by Paul Molyneaux - November 6, 2024
The invasive European Green Crabs that have wreaked havoc on clam fisheries in Maine and the West Coast have now reached Alaska, where they could threaten subsistence, personal use, and commercial fisheries, including salmon. “I worry about the salmonids,” says Tammy Davis, Invasive Species Program coordinator at the Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game (ADF&G). “I don’t have any evidence that they are competing for food at certain life stages, but the green crabs tear up the eelgrass that provides…
Federal Register
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 11/05/2024
NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of Pacific cod from catcher vessels using trawl gear to catcher vessels using hook-and-line gear and catcher/processors using hook-and-line gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to allow the 2024 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod to be harvested.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 11/05/2024
NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of Pacific cod from trawl catcher vessels and from catcher vessels greater than or equal to 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) using pot gear to catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear, Amendment 80 vessels, and catcher/processors using hook-and-line gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to allow the 2024 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod to be harvested.
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