On Saturday, Alaska’s Board of Fisheries voted down a proposal to change commercial Dungeness crab seasons in Southeast Alaska. Crabbers were seeking set season lengths and no option for shortened fishing time like they experienced in 2017.
Oceans
Hard decisions loom as Southeast Alaska’s king salmon continue their slide
Scientists remain puzzled over just what’s killing off Alaska’s king salmon runs. Fisheries managers mull labeling chinook as a “stock of concern” which would further restrict commercial and sport fishing.
Alaska’s leaders got more than they bargained for from Interior’s offshore drilling proposal
Alaska’s leaders got what they wanted in the Trump administration’s offshore leasing draft plan — and then some. Now the question is: will Alaska ask the Trump administration to cut back?
Board of Fisheries to begin meeting with crabs, shrimp, clams and squid regulations
The Alaska Board of Fisheries will meet for the next two weeks to decide on fishing regulations for the Southeast and Yakutat regions. Unlike most years, the Alaska Board of Fisheries is joining both the shellfish and finfish hearings together for a two-week-long meeting in Sitka.
Kodiak fishermen find extra work through halibut research amid stock concern
The Pacific halibut fishery may see a drop in stock over the next few years and the International Pacific Halibut Commission, which regulates the fishery, uses surveys in Kodiak waters to collect data.
Ocean Energy Management bureau proposes oil and gas lease sale of almost all outer continental shelf
Almost the entire U.S. outer continental shelf is being considered for gas and oil exploration as a result of a new draft proposal released by the Bureau of Energy Management under the Trump administration.