Alaska 29M Pink Salmon Harvest Forecast for SE Alaska Fishermen's News - November 27, 2024 State fisheries biologists have good news for pink salmon harvesters in Southeast Alaska: a 2025 harvest forecast of 29 million humpies, with an ex-vessel value of $14.5 million. https://fishermensnews.com/29m-pink-salmon-harvest-forecast-for-se-alaska/ New study of salmon abundance prompts a rethink of endangered killer whale decline KCAW by Robert Woolsey - November 25, 2024 King salmon, or chinook, are a critical part of the diet of Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW). The population of Southern Residents has been dangerously low for decades, at around 75 members. https://www.kcaw.org/2024/11/25/new-study-of-salmon-abundance-prompts-a-rethink-of-endangered-killer-whale-decline/ West Coast Revised Commercial Fishing Rules, Program Amendments Coming in 2025 Fishermen's News by Sara Hall - November 25, 2024 There are some changes in regulations related to commercial fishing coming down the pike for Pacific Coast states next year. https://fishermensnews.com/article/revised-commercial-fishing-rules-program-amendments-coming-in-2025/ National Seafood Industry Urges Biden to Halt Expansion of Marine Monuments Fishermen's News - November 27, 2024 Several dozen seafood industry, related business entities and coastal communities are urging President Biden to halt proposals to create or expand any marine national monuments in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) during his final days in office. https://fishermensnews.com/seafood-industry-urges-biden-to-halt-expansion-of-marine-monuments/ US bill would grant seafood companies access to larger seasonal worker pool through H-2A visa system Seafood Source by Nathan Strout - November 26, 2024 Legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) would allow seafood companies to hire workers through the uncapped H-2A visa program, greatly increasing the number of seasonal workers they could hire from other countries. https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/seafood-groups-urge-biden-to-avoid-naming-new-marine-monuments-in-final-days-of-presidency *Required Subscription Environment/Science NOAA Receives $147.5M to Modernize Fisheries Science and Build Climate Resilience Expana by Ryan Doyle - November 27, 2024 The Biden-Harris Administration and NOAA announced a $147.5 million investment through the Inflation Reduction Act that will focus on NOAA’s capabilities to support “climate-ready fisheries.”NOAA said the funding will enable it to “modernize its science enterprise, delivering critical information and tools to support decision-making and adaptation strategies for rapidly changing marine ecosystems.”“This funding, made possible thanks to President Biden’s historic Inflation Reduction Act, will make our nation’s fisheries, protected species and coastal communities more resilient to the impacts of climate change,” said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. “By strengthening NOAA’s scientific efforts to help us better understand and plan for changing marine conditions, we are making smart investments in the economic and climate resilience of communities across our entire country.”NOAA Fisheries will use $107.5 million to improve its science and data collection to account for the impact of climate change, along with enhancements to its fish and marine mammal stock assessments.“This funding will modernize and transform the agency’s technological capabilities, and broaden the scope of observations that NOAA collects using innovative methods like uncrewed systems, remote sensing and environmental DNA collection,” NOAA shared in a news release.The remaining $40 million will fund the Climate, Ecosystems, and Fisheries Initiative to provide resource managers and fishing communities with the information they need to build resilience and adapt to changing marine ecosystems.NOAA explained that the initiative will create an operational decision-support system to track changes in marine ecosystems, and assess risks to valuable resources and the communities who depend on them. The system will also identify options for reducing the risk and bolstering the resilience amid climate change and shifting ocean conditions.To get the initiative off the ground, NOAA said it will allocate $20 million to NOAA Fisheries and $4 million to NOAA’s National Ocean Service to enhance regional capacity to forecast future ecosystem conditions, evaluate risks, and provide actionable advice for climate-informed resource management and community adaptation, per the news release.An added $16 million will head towards NOAA Research to support the efforts and develop forecasts and long-term projections of ocean and Great Lakes conditions needed to evaluate risks and identify strategies for adaptation and resilience.“The climate crisis means warming oceans, rising sea levels, diminishing sea ice and increasing acidification — all profoundly impacting coastal ecosystems and every aspect of NOAA's mission,” said Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries Janet Coit. “We have an unprecedented opportunity to advance our scientific understanding of our rapidly changing ocean and deliver critical information to communities that depend on healthy marine ecosystems.”The near $150 million in funding is part of Biden’s $3.3 billion Inflation Reduction Act investments, which NOAA first announced in the summer of 2023. These investments focus on ensuring that America’s communities and economies are ready for and resilient to climate change. https://www.seafoodnews.com/Story/1291373/NOAA-Receives-147-point-5M-to-Modernize-Fisheries-Science-and-Build-Climate-Resilience Innovative New Trawl Net Developed for U.S. West Coast Fish Research Surveys Scientists worked with the fishing industry to design a multi-purpose net for a new integrated survey beginning in 2025. NOAA Fisheries - November 25, 2024 NOAA Fisheries’ surveys off the U.S. West Coast have begun deploying a new trawl net specifically designed to catch multiple fish species at different depths. Scientists are looking at integrating two fisheries surveys into one. Such a net would save time and money in the long term, and improve data collection for managing West Coast fisheries. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/innovative-new-trawl-net-developed-us-west-coast-fish-research-surveys Federal Register Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 11/26/2024
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the Eastern Aleutian district (EAI) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) by vessels participating in the BSAI trawl limited access sector fishery. This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2024 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific ocean perch in the EAI allocated to vessels participating in the BSAI trawl limited access sector fishery.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea Subarea and Eastern Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 11/26/2024
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the Bering Sea subarea and Eastern Aleutian District (BS/EAI) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) by vessels participating in the BSAI trawl limited access sector fishery. This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2024 total allowable catch (TAC) of Atka mackerel in the BS/EAI allocated to vessels participating in the BSAI trawl limited access sector fishery.
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
A Notice by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 11/26/2024
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold its 154th Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC), Executive and Budget Standing Committee (SC) and its 201st Council meeting to take actions on fishery management issues in the Western Pacific Region. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/26/2024-27692/western-pacific-fishery-management-council-public-meetings Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifications; 2024-2025 Annual Specifications and Management Measures for Pacific Sardine A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 11/27/2024 NMFS is implementing annual harvest specifications and management measures for the northern subpopulation of Pacific sardine (hereafter, Pacific sardine), for the fishing year from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. This rule prohibits most directed commercial fishing for Pacific sardine off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. Pacific sardine harvest is allowed only for use as live bait, in minor directed fisheries, as incidental catch in other fisheries, or as authorized under exempted fishing permits. The incidental harvest of Pacific sardine will be limited to 30 percent by weight of all fish per trip when caught with other stocks managed under the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP), or up to 2 metric tons (mt) per trip when caught with non-coastal pelagic species stocks. The harvest specifications for 2024-2025 include an overfishing limit (OFL) of 8,312 mt, an acceptable biological catch (ABC) and annual catch limit (ACL) of 6,005 mt, and an annual catch target (ACT) of 5,500 mt. This final rule is intended to conserve, manage, and rebuild the Pacific sardine stock off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/27/2024-27685/fisheries-off-west-coast-states-coastal-pelagic-species-fisheries-annual-specifications-2024-2025 FYI’s St. Paul to receive $11 million for dock renovations
KUCB by Theo Greenly - November 25, 2024
Alaska’s congressional delegation announced more than $104 million in port and maritime infrastructure investments across six coastal communities, with $11 million allocated to renovate St. Paul’s city dock.
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