Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Alaska Alaska Fisheries Report Sept 7 2021 KMXT - September 7, 2021 On This Week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: St. Patrick Oozes Oil and Memories, Catch Share Conundrum Continues https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/pdf-content/mfr821-21.pdf https://northerneconomics.com/project-examples/improving-seafood-harvesting-labor-data-in-alaska-fisheries/ https://kmxt.org/2021/09/alaska-fisheries-report-sept-7-2021/ National US outlook for retail seafood sales strong, despite consumer pricing concerns Seafood Source by Christine Blank - September 7, 2021 A new survey of U.S. consumers is showing some pushback on the recent increase in seafood prices. Food prices continue to rise across most categories, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index and several recent consumer surveys. The U.S. consumer price index soared 5.4 percent in July 2021, compared to July 2020, and 95 percent of consumers noticed an increase in retail prices over the past month, according to data firm Numerator. https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/foodservice-retail/us-outlook-for-retail-seafood-sales-strong-despite-consumer-pricing-concerns Federal Register Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Halibut Abundance-Based Management of Amendment 80 Prohibited Species Catch Limit A Notice by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 09/08/2021 This DEIS is prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to assess the environmental impacts from alternatives associated with a proposed management measure to link the Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) prohibited species catch (PSC) limit for the Amendment 80 commercial groundfish trawl fleet in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) groundfish fisheries to halibut abundance. The objectives of linking the PSC limit are to minimize halibut PSC to the extent practicable under National Standard 9 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) and to achieve optimum yield in the BSAI groundfish fisheries on a continuing basis under National Standard 1. The action would also be expected to provide incentives for the Amendment 80 fleet to minimize halibut mortality at all times. Achievement of these objectives could result in additional harvest opportunities in the commercial halibut fishery. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/09/08/2021-19380/notice-of-availability-of-a-draft-environmental-impact-statement-for-the-bering-sea-and-aleutian North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting A Notice by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 09/08/2021 The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Committee (IFQ Committee) will meet. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/09/08/2021-19486/north-pacific-fishery-management-council-public-meeting

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