Alaska
Federal judge dismisses Bering Sea trawl fleet’s challenge to stricter halibut bycatch limits
Anchorage Daily News by Sean Maguire - November 15, 2024
A federal judge in Alaska has dismissed a legal challenge filed by the Bering Sea bottom-trawl fleet against stricter halibut bycatch limits.
Alaska Employment: Annual Job Growth Up Slightly in October by 2.1 Percent
Alaska Business Magazine - November 15, 2024
Losses of seafood manufacturing jobs offset gains in the construction sector, holding the statewide unemployment rate steady from September to October. The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development puts the seasonally adjusted figure at 4.6 percent.
Alaska pollock industry receiving positive signals for 2025 quotaA report that factors into the government's final quota allocation shows largely positive signs for next year, but concerns remain.
Intrafish by Rachel Sapin - November 15, 2024
The Alaska pollock industry is receiving positive signs for the 2025 harvest as fishery managers review data that will inform next season's total allowable catch (TAC) levels.
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Final UW 2025 Bristol Bay Forecast is 2.8 Million Salmon More, or 5% Higher Than ADF&G Forecast
SeafoodNews.com by Peggy Parker - November 18, 2024
University of Washington’s Fisheries Research Institute (US-FRI) released its final pre-season forecast for Bristol Bay’s 2025 run late last week at numbers that are higher than the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s or even UW’s own preliminary estimate from last August.UW’s forecast is for 54.1 million sockeye to return to the Bristol Bay Area, 12% lower than the recent 10-year average (61.2 million) and 8% higher than the recent 20-year average (49.9 million).A run that size supports an estimated harvest of 37.8 million sockeye salmon. That's three million more sockeye than was predicted last week by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.The scientists at UW-FRI compared these numbers with their preliminary run forecast of 49.6 million and an estimated harvest of 32.4 million pounds. Most of the 8% increase between UW’s two forecasts, they say, is in the 3-ocean age classes.Just before UW’s final, formal forecast was released, ADF&G released their forecast for 2025. An estimated run of 51.31 million sockeye would support a harvest of 34.78 million fish. That scenario is 16% smaller than the most recent 10-year average of 61.23 million fish and 38% greater than the long-term average of 37.07 million fish (1963–2024).The UW forecast is the sum of individual predictions for each of the dominant age classes for all nine major river systems – Kvichak, Egegik, Ugashik, Naknek, Alagnak, Wood, Nushagak-Mulchatna, Igushik, and Togiak rivers, and the contribution of the Nushagak 0.3 and 1.4 age classes.The average weights used for the 2025 preseason forecast released by UW-FRI were 4.6 lbs and 6.1 lbs, for 2-ocean and 3-ocean sockeye salmon respectively.UW researchers expect 37% 2-ocean and 63% 3-ocean sockeye salmon.ADF&D’s age distribution estimate was 28% of the 51.31 million estimated run will be made up of 1.2 age fish (which means 1 year in fresh water followed by two years in saltwater before returning), and 59% of the run comprised of 1.2 age fish.
Fears of new US port strike after labor talks break down again
Move heightens threat of strike when contract extension ends in January — days before Trump’s inauguration.
Intrafish by Eric Priante Martin John Evans - November 15, 2024
Much to the relief of seafood importers and suppliers, in early October a three-day-old strike at multiple US ports ended after a tentative deal was struck between the union and the US Maritime Alliance (USMX), the employers' group covering vehicle and container ports on the Atlantic seaboard and Gulf Coast.
International ANALYSIS: European Import Trends and Insights for Alaska Pollock Fillets
Expana by Boris Ampuero - November 18, 2024
European imports of Alaska Pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) fillets for Jan-Aug decreased by 9.4% year-on-year (y-o-y), reaching 145,489 mt, as reported by Global Trade Tracker (GTT). The primary source of Alaska pollock fillets into Europe is China, followed by the US and Russia. Exports from China and Russia respectively declined by 41.2% and 2.4 % y-o-y over the same eight-month period, while exports from the US increased by 102.4% y-o-y. The current market restriction may influence this increase in imports from the US to Europe (EU+UK), since the EU has imposed a duty of 13.7% against Russia pollock.However, the reduction in total exports of Alaska pollock fillets may be related to lower demand for seafood in general in Europe, which has led to steady prices. Expana’s latest market assessment reported that the price of Alaska Pollock- Single Frozen Blocks, PBO decreased by 7% y-o-y in the third week of November 2024, reaching $3,600 mt.Imports of Alaska pollock fillets into Germany dropped by 22.82% y-o-y during the Jan-Aug period (Fig1). Meanwhile, the shipping to France and the Netherlands decreased by 2% and 1%, respectively. In contrast, the import of Alaska pollock fillets into the United Kingdom has grown 21% y-o-y, reaching 16,150 mt, representing 11% of the total European import...
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3MMI - Fall Chum Update: Puget Sound Soars, Global Harvests Plummet
Tradex Foods - November 18, 2024
As the 2024 fall chum salmon fishery season in Washington State concludes, West Coast Fishermen hail it as exceptionally successful — a sharp contrast to last season's record low. For Japan and Russia however, harvest are down 40% and 56% respectively from 5-year averages. Watch to Find Out More.
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