Alaska Ocean Acidification Network announces plans for a new carbon pricing podcast
In response to a request from members of the Alaska fishing industry, the Alaska Ocean Acidification Network has announced an upcoming...
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Take Action: Current Opportunities to Protect Alaska’s Oceans & Wild Fisheries
CHANGING TIDES
- Sep 25, 2020
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Abundance-based Management (ABM) of Halibut Bycatch in the Bering Sea: Agenda item C6
BACKGROUND ABOUT ABM HALIBUT BYCATCH: In 2015, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council reduced halibut bycatch caps by 21% overall...
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- Jun 26, 2020
- 3 min
URGENT: PPP Application Deadline Extended to August 8
The Department of Treasury has updated the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to expand Eligible Payroll Costs specifically to help...
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- Jun 1, 2020
- 3 min
Catch Up with the Council |May 2020
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council held a special meeting on May 15th to review emergency requests because of COVID-19 in the...
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- May 27, 2020
- 4 min
The Powerful Impacts of Climate Change on Fisheries
Peterson’s fishing vessel “The Marona” The opportunity to make a living in commercial fishing lured me to the place that would become the...
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- Apr 9, 2020
- 1 min
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Seeking Input
NOAA recently stood up a team of experts from across the agency to collect and analyze COVID-19-related impacts on the U.S. commercial...
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- Apr 4, 2020
- 3 min
The Cares Act and Commercial Fishermen
The CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act was signed into law on Friday, March 27, 2020. At $2 trillion, it is the...
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- Mar 12, 2020
- 1 min
ComFish Alaska 2020 Postponed to September 17th-19th
KODIAK, ALASKA, MARCH 12, 2020 — Current world-wide concern over the COVID-19 paired with the State of Emergency Declaration by Alaska...
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- Feb 25, 2020
- 2 min
Catching Up with the Council: February 2020
In early February, the Council met in Seattle and covered a diverse range of topics in fisheries management. The Council adopted...
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- Nov 20, 2019
- 5 min
Women in Fisheries – Washington D.C. Advocacy Trip
Alaskans love sharing a good fish story. We are famous for it, and often with each retelling, the size of the fish and direness of the...
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- Sep 30, 2019
- 4 min
Opinion: Halibut Bycatch Limits Must Drop to Protect Communities of the Bering Sea
by Clem Tillion, Halibut Cove courtesy of Seafood News “Fisherman is making fillets of Halibut in Seward, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Getty...
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- Sep 24, 2019
- 2 min
North Pacific Fishery Management Council Update – September 2019
North Pacific Fishery Management Council to meet in Homer The North Pacific Fishery Management Council kicks off meeting season in Homer...
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- Jul 31, 2019
- 2 min
Catch-up on the Council
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council finished up the meeting season in Sitka, following the tradition to hold the June meeting in...
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- Apr 30, 2019
- 4 min
Many Hands Benefit from Bristol Bay
I am fairly certain that my ancestors found a home in Bristol Bay because of the salmon. It is hard to say exactly when they arrived, but...
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