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Week of Apr 20
Senate panel advances fishing cooperative bill with electronic monitoring
Alaska Senate panel unanimously advanced a bill legalizing fishing cooperatives for set gillnet permit holders, with a five-permit cap and electronic monitoring for trawl vessels.
by Alaska News6mo ago3 min read
Week of Apr 13
Alaska Tribes Removed 1.5M Pounds Marine Debris Despite Funding Barriers
Alaska tribes removed 1.5 million pounds of marine debris last summer but face barriers like grant complexity and equipment costs that threaten their ability to protect subsistence resources.
by Alaska Newsadded 7mo ago3 min readWeek of Apr 6
House committee advances bill recognizing dispatchers as first responders
House committee advanced a bill to classify emergency dispatchers as first responders, unlocking federal grants for rural Alaska centers.
by Alaska Newsadded 7mo ago2 min readComing up
NPFMC Joint, BSAI and GOA Groundfish Plan Team Meetings
Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4, Seattle, WA (Joint and BSAI teams in the Traynor Room, 2076; GOA team in Room 2079), and Zoom (registration on the eAgenda)
Meeting
International Pacific Halibut Commission Interim Meeting
Meeting
North Pacific Fishery Management Council December Meeting
Meeting
Amendment 80 Trawl Fleet Permit Paperwork - Public Comment Deadline
Public notice
Comments close: Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Modify Groundfish Season Timing in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Fisheries
Public notice
About Aleutians
The Aleutian Islands, also called the Aleutian Chain, are an island chain in southwestern Alaska stretching from the Alaska Peninsula toward Russia. The region includes Unalaska and Dutch Harbor, Akutan, Sand Point, King Cove, Atka, Adak, Nikolski and the Pribilof Islands of St. Paul and St. George.
Commercial fishing in the Bering Sea and North Pacific drives the economy, with pollock, crab, rockfish and other groundfish landed and processed in ports such as Dutch Harbor. Federal fishery managers set catch limits, bycatch caps and closures, including protections for Steller sea lions, that shape the fleet's seasons. Strong earthquakes, high winds and Bering Sea storms are a regular part of life on the chain.
Unangan (Aleut) communities and their tribes, health programs and language work are central to the region. Local governments include the City of Unalaska and the Aleutians East Borough, which handle grants, facilities and hazard planning.