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Seawatch: North Council struggles with sablefish issue
Sablefish numbers are too small for market but still must be retained under IFQ regulations
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Seawatch: IPHC raises halibut quota in all areas
Area 3A, the central Gulf of Alaska, gets 8.95 million pounds for the commercial sector and 1.95 million…
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Seawatch: B.C. open-net salmon pens to be phased out
First Nations pressured Canadian government to move salmon farming to closed, land based systems
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Seawatch: Pollock fishermen to delay season
Delay of pollock season will allow roe to ripen, making fish more valuable.
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Seawatch: Tribe wins lawsuit in herring roe subsistence claim
Sitka Tribe of Alaska claimed state wasn’t providing “reasonable opportunity” in herring roe harvest.
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Seawatch: Local shellfish growers win Farm Family of the Year
Bates family of Halibut Cove wins mariculture Farm Family of the Year.
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Seawatch: Fishing endured tough year
Looking back at 2020, commercial fishing suffered economic losses from pandemic, other factors.
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Seawatch: Cod season in federal waters is back
After no season this year, cod season returns in federal waters for 2021.
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Seawatch: Feds extend sign-up date for industry relief program
Jan. 15 is new deadline for Seafood Trade Relief Program
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Seawatch: Young fishermen’s act praised
Young Fishermen’s Development Act passes U.S. Senate, now goes to House
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Seawatch: Halibut commission sets draft 2020 quotas
The International Pacific Halibut Commission held its interim meeting last month and lead quantitative scientist Dr. Ian Stewart…
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Seawatch: Fishermen concerned about option to close salmon fishery in federal waters
Upper Cook Inlet fishermen alarmed at proposal to close salmon fishery in Economic Exclusive Zone
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Seawatch: ADFG: 2021 Bristol Bay run will be smaller
Bristol Bay is looking at a smaller sockeye season for 2021, but still in respectable territory.