Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Alaska As climate change and high costs plague Alaska’s fisheries, fewer young people take up the trade The Associated Press by Joshua Bickel - September 26, 2023 KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Lane Bolich first came to work in Alaska for the freedom and excitement that comes with being a fisher. https://alaskapublic.org/2023/09/26/as-climate-change-and-high-costs-plague-alaskas-fisheries-fewer-young-people-take-up-the-trade/ Fish and Game hosts meeting to hear fishers’ perspective about bycatch KMXT by Brian Venua - September 25, 2023 Tension was high as fishers were eager to share their questions, stories, and even demands for controlling bycatch, which is the incidental harvest of a non-targeted species. https://kmxt.org/2023/09/fish-and-game-hosts-meeting-to-hear-fishers-perspective-about-bycatch/ 2023 Runs to All Bristol Bay Districts Exceeds Forecasts Fishermen's News - September 27, 2023 Preliminary data compiled by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game show that the run of sockeye salmon run to Bristol Bay in 2023 was 54.5 million fish, with runs to every district within this easternmost arm of the Bering Sea exceeding preseason forecasts. https://fishermensnews.com/2023-runs-to-all-bristol-bay-districts-exceeds-forecasts/ Federal Register Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modification of the West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #19-26 A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 09/26/2023 NMFS announces eight inseason actions for the 2023–2024 ocean salmon fishing season. These inseason actions modify the recreational and commercial salmon fisheries in the area from the U.S./Canada border to Cape Falcon, Oregon. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/09/26/2023-20796/fisheries-off-west-coast-states-modification-of-the-west-coast-salmon-fisheries-inseason-action 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 09/27/2023 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 2023 total allowable catch of Pacific ocean perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/09/27/2023-21074/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-pacific-ocean-perch-in-the-western-regulatory Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Several Groundfish Species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 09/27/2023 NMFS apportions amounts of the non-specified reserve to the initial total allowable catch (ITAC) of Bering Sea (BS) Pacific ocean perch, Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Kamchatka flounder, BSAI northern rockfish, BSAI sharks, and Central Aleutian Islands and Western Aleutian Islands (CAI/WAI) blackspotted/rougheye rockfish. This action is necessary to allow the fisheries to continue operating. It is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the fishery management plan for the BSAI management area. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/09/27/2023-21051/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-several-groundfish-species-in-the-bering-sea-and Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 09/27/2023 NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of the 2023 Atka mackerel incidental catch allowance (ICA) for the Bering Sea subarea and Eastern Aleutian district (BS/EAI) to the Amendment 80 cooperative allocation for the BS/EAI in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to allow the 2023 total allowable catch of Atka mackerel in the BSAI to be fully harvested. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/09/27/2023-20976/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-reallocation-of-atka-mackerel-in-the-bering-sea FYI’s Alaska Board of Fisheries 2023-24 Meeting Date Proposals Now Available Fishermen's News - September 27, 2023 Agendas for the latest 2023-2024 Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting cycling, with sessions in Homer, Kodiak and Anchorage, are now available online. https://fishermensnews.com/alaska-board-of-fisheries-2023-24-meeting-date-proposals-now-available/ 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. 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