by Laine Welch | Jan 17, 2022 | Bycatch
From David Bayes/Stop Alaskan Trawler Bycatch The Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) numbers for 2022 in the Bering Sea / Aleutian Islands(BSAI) have been released. Prohibited Species may never be retained for commerce by the trawl fleet, and theoretically, should...
by Laine Welch | Jan 5, 2022 | Bycatch
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by Laine Welch | Dec 28, 2021 | Bycatch, Fish Radio Programs
Funding is available for projects designed to reduce bycatch across all U.S. fisheries. Over the past decade, NOAA Fisheries has funded about 140 new programs through its Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP). For fiscal year 2022, $2.4 million...
by Laine Welch | Dec 24, 2021 | AK Congress, Bycatch, Environment, Fish Radio Programs, Salmon, Trawlers
An Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Act was introduced last week by Alaska Senators Murkowski and Sullivan that, if passed, aims to gain better understanding about causes of salmon declines, especially in the Northwest regions. The task force, to include 13 to 19...
by Laine Welch | Dec 14, 2021 | Bycatch, Education, Fish Radio Programs, Trawlers
Bycatch will continue to dominate Alaska headlines as more people and lawmakers engage like never before. The increased awareness can be credited in great part to one man from Homer. “So if we don’t step up and keep an eye out for it now, who will?...
