Wednesday, September 17, 2025
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Alaska
Pink salmon harvests in Southeast Alaska surprisingly low
KSTK by Angela Denning, CoastAlaska - September 15, 2025
The commercial salmon season in Southeast Alaska is mostly done. And while managers say enough fish made it to most spawning grounds, commercial harvests were low for most species. Pink salmon – the bread and butter for some fishermen – were much lower than predicted.
Dunleavy administration asks US Supreme Court to decide the future of subsistence fishing in Alaska
After losing an appeal, the state is asking the high justices to decide a decades-old dispute over Alaska fishing rights
Alaska Beacon by James Brooks - September 16, 2025
The state of Alaska is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether rural Alaskans should continue to get preferential fishing rights on most rivers and lakes within federal parks, preserves and reserves.
New camera system could help manage salmon populations on Y-K Delta
KYUK by Samantha Watson - September 16, 2025
A new way to monitor salmon populations is being tested in the Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) Delta.
Circle Seafoods' Alaska salmon barge breaks loose following stormy weather'
No one was injured, with limited damage to property,' said Circle's co-founder of the event.
Intrafish by Rachel Sapin - September 15, 2025
Circle Seafoods' floating salmon processor broke loose from its moorings on Monday amid 75 mile per hour winds that swept across Annette Island in southeast Alaska where the company is freezing pink salmon. The barge was seen drifting in the water near the Southeast Alaska town of Metlakatla before recovery efforts began later in the day.
US retail sales of frozen seafood feel inflation’s bite, but salmon defies the trendFrozen seafood saw greater price increases than fresh and ambient seafood, with price spikes for major species.
Intrafish by Rachel Sapin - September 16, 2025
US seafood sales faced headwinds in August as inflation and waning consumer sentiment dragged down volume across fresh, frozen and shelf-stable categories, according to new data from Circana, analyzed by Texas-based 210 Analytics.
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Inflation drives slight seafood sales growth at US retail in August
“Typically, uncertainty in the marketplace leads to consumers spending with more restraint. We’re certainly seeing that."
Seafood Source by Christine Blank - September 16, 2025
Seafood sales at U.S. retail stores grew slightly by value in August, mainly due to inflation, according to data from market research firm Circana. “Seafood experienced some inflation across all temperature zones, including ambient, refrigerated, and frozen,” 210 Analytics Principal Anne-Marie Roerink said. During the month, fresh seafood prices rose 2.6 percent. Sales in the category increased 0.8 percent by value to USD 823 million (EUR 695 million), but sales by volume declined 1.8…
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US House proposes 40 percent cut to NOAA Fisheries’ budget
Seafood Source by Nathan Strout - September 15, 2025
The U.S. House has proposed slashing NOAA Fisheries funding by 40 percent, setting up a battle with the U.S. Senate over how deep to cut the agency’s budget for fiscal year 2026. Though both houses are controlled by Republicans, the senate has so far rejected the steeper cuts requested by the Trump administration.
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Environment/Science
Drone photos suggest a 2014 marine heat wave is still stunting orca growth, reproduction in Alaska
KHNS by Avery Ellfeldt - September 15, 2025
It’s well documented by now that the marine heatwave that hit the Pacific Ocean in 2014 had devastating effects on Alaska’s marine ecosystem and commercial fisheries.
Federal Register
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
A Notice by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 09/16/2025
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will meet on September 29, 2025, through Friday, October 3, 2025, then resume on Monday, October 6, 2025, through Thursday, October 9, 2025.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 09/16/2025
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2025 total allowable catch of Pacific ocean perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA.
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifications; 2025-2026 Annual Specifications and Management Measures for Pacific Sardine
A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 09/16/2025
NMFS is implementing annual harvest specifications and management measures for the northern subpopulation of Pacific sardine (hereafter, Pacific sardine), for the fishing year from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This rule prohibits most directed commercial fishing for Pacific sardine off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. Pacific sardine harvest is allowed for use only as live bait, in minor directed fisheries, as incidental catch in other fisheries, or as authorized under exempted fishing permits. The incidental harvest of Pacific sardine will be limited to 20 percent by weight of all fish per trip when caught with other stocks managed under the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP), or up to 2 metric tons (mt) per trip when caught with non-coastal pelagic species stocks. The harvest specifications for 2025-2026 include an overfishing limit (OFL) of 4,645 mt, an acceptable biological catch (ABC) of 3,957, an annual catch limit (ACL) of 2,200 mt, and an annual catch target (ACT) of 2,100 mt. This final rule is intended to conserve, manage, and rebuild the Pacific sardine stock off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California.
Fishing Capacity Reduction Program for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab Fisheries
A Notice by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 09/17/2025
NMFS issues this notice to decrease the fee rate to 1 percent for the Bristol Bay red king crab reduction endorsement fishery to repay the $17,129,957.23 subloan of the $97,399,357.11 reduction loan to finance the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) King and Tanner crab fishing capacity reduction program. The fee rates for the other reduction endorsement fisheries within the BSAI King and Tanner crab fishing capacity reduction program remain unchanged at 5 percent.
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