Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Alaska St. Paul government declares emergency in attempt to get ahead of looming crab crash KUCB by Maggie Nelson - November 8, 2022 The small island government is expecting a roughly $2.7 million loss in revenue next year. The recent closure of the Bering Sea snow crab and Bristol Bay red king crab fisheries has some of Western Alaska’s coastal towns taking a hard look at their futures, and one small island is bracing for a huge hit. https://www.kucb.org/industry/2022-11-08/st-paul-government-declares-emergency-in-attempt-to-get-ahead-of-looming-crab-crash National NOAA Announces Membership for the American Fisheries Advisory Committee NOAA Fisheries - November 8, 2022 The committee was established to make recommendations for Saltonstall-Kennedy priorities and grant award funding. NOAA Fisheries announced the selection of members for the new American Fisheries Advisory Committee. The committee was established by the American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act in May 2022 to make recommendations for Saltonstall-Kennedy priorities and grant award funding. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/noaa-announces-membership-american-fisheries-advisory-committee Federal Register North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting A Notice by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 11/09/2022 The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Crab Plan Team (CPT) will meet virtually on November 29, 2022. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/11/09/2022-24458/north-pacific-fishery-management-council-public-meeting 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.