by Laine Welch | Dec 22, 2021 | Board of Fish (State), Fish Radio Programs, Fisheries updates, Halibut, IPHC, NPFMC
Kodiak boats gear up for cod, pollock, halibut and more Holidays aside, Alaska fishing stakeholders are gearing up for the start of some of the state’s biggest fisheries and...
by Laine Welch | Dec 13, 2021 | Bycatch, NPFMC
This morning the North Pacific Council voted on a ‘hybrid’ of Alternative 3 to reduce halibut bycatch in one sector of Bering Sea bottom trawl fishery. Reaction below: Today the North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted 8 to 3 to take...
by Laine Welch | Dec 3, 2021 | Bycatch, Fish Radio Programs, Halibut, NPFMC
As the North Pacific Fishery Management Council plans next week to choose an “option” to reduce halibut bycatch in the Bering Sea bottom trawl fishery, this write up from October merits a repeat. People talk about halibut taken as bycatch in the Bering...
by Laine Welch | Nov 17, 2021 | Board of Fish (State), Fish Radio Programs, Halibut, IPHC, Meetings, NPFMC
An upcoming lineup of meetings includes the state Board of Fisheries, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, the International Pacific Halibut Commission and on the lighter side, the Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit. From November 30 through December 6...
by Laine Welch | Oct 25, 2021 | Bycatch, Crab, Fish Radio Programs, NPFMC
Faced with crashing crab stocks, council looks to swiftly analyze closures and trawl impacts By: Elizabeth Earl For the Journal Wed, 10/20/2021 As crab fishermen face a dire season in Western Alaska this year, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council is looking...
by Laine Welch | Oct 12, 2021 | Bycatch, Fish Radio Programs, Halibut, IPHC, NPFMC
Halibut stakeholders can weigh in on two issues of importance: halibut bycatch in the Bering Sea and management of the Pacific halibut fishery. On bycatch, after six years of discussion, the North Pacific Council is poised to have Bering Sea bottom...
