Alaska ADF&G Announces 24 Hour Commercial Fishing Period for Salmon KNOM by Ben Townsend - July 18, 2024 The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has announced that commercial salmon fishing will open in Norton Sound Subdistricts 1-2 and 4-6 for a 24-hour period starting Saturday, July 20. ADF&G hopes to use the window to assess early-season Coho salmon abundance and ensure future management actions are well-informed. https://knom.org/2024/07/18/adfg-announces-24-hour-commercial-fishing-period-for-salmon/ Federal appeals court appears unlikely to halt Southeast Alaska king trolling for now A lower-court order that could stop fishing has been placed on hold since last year and was argued in court Thursday Alaska Beacon by James Brooks - July 18, 2024 In closely watched oral arguments on Thursday, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals indicated that it is unlikely to grant an environmental group’s petition for an order that could halt — at least temporarily — a valuable Southeast Alaska king salmon fishery. https://alaskabeacon.com/2024/07/18/federal-appeals-court-appears-unlikely-to-halt-southeast-alaska-king-trolling-for-now/ Federal Register Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Essential Fish Habitat Amendments A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 07/19/2024 NMFS announces the approval of amendment 127 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI), amendment 115 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), amendment 56 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs, amendment 17 to the FMP for the Salmon Fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off Alaska, and amendment 3 to the FMP for Fish Resources of the Arctic Management Area (amendments). These amendments revise the FMPs by updating the description and identification of essential fish habitat (EFH) and updating information on adverse effects on EFH from fishing and non-fishing activities based on the best scientific information available. These amendments are intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the FMPs, and other applicable laws. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/19/2024-15930/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-essential-fish-habitat-amendments
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