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August 19, 2004 LAST CALL to Vote absentee in Aug 24 Primary (Next Tuesday): From http://www.gov.state.ak.us/ltgov/elections/abinfo.htm#inpers - Fishermen who will not be on dry land in their home port for the August 24 primary can still arrange to vote absentee at selected locations before election day - or at airports listed below on election day:
- Anchorage
- Anchorage Ted Stevens International
Airport (Domestic Terminal, car rental area)
Table of Contents: 1. Florida company seeks AK fish direct from fishermen 2. MAFAC in Juneau: Federal panel concedes to Alaska on aquaculture 3. Senator Lisa Murkowski asks Canada to halt black cod farming efforts until environmental studies are conducted, finished 4. Bellingham Herald: Feds should honor Alaska's farmed fish ban 5. Governor unveils SE Transportation Plan -Juneau road by 2010 6. Governor announces help for Timber, Tourism industries 7. Independent Experts Review Essential Fish Habitat in Alaska 8. New study examines effects of ship waste 9. Lack of sleep may explain some marine mishaps 10. Dr. Andrew Weil writes on how to select healthy fish 11. PBDE's in salmon - less found in wild than farm-grown fish (SF) 12. Chefs and retailers nationwide are going wild this summer 13. Native corp., Yakutat go head-to-head in fish business 14. Cook Inlet Keeper opposes proposed water quality standards 15. DEC Mixing Zone Regulations Public Notice 16. Egegik processor Woodbine owes fishermen, students 17. Strong Chinese demand sucking up bottomfish from Alaska 18. Fish bar code system under development 19. Valdez fish meal plant looks into potential odor concerns 20. "Something fishy about subsidies" - Westneat on USDA TAA in Seattle Times 21. Kenai nets income from dipnetters 22. Dave Benton to head Marine Conservation Alliance 23. Oysters provide for future of small Prince of Wales community of Naukati 24. Coalition trolling for support in fisheries overhaul 25. Coast Guard vessel ID system enters critical phase 26. Omega-3? Omega-6? Here's a guide to dialing the right number 27. King Crab gland heals scalds and sores 28. Hard work, good times in a Cook Inlet fish camp - Ruby Megargel's memoir 29. Forest Service OKs logging 1,800 formerly roadless acres on Gravina Island 30. Kodiak - Where Crab is King 31. Call it baked Alaska - warm and dry summer may affect salmon runs 32. Researchers attempt to breed Steller's eider 33. Count of Adult Male Northern Fur Seals on Pribilof Islands Drops 34. Alaskan salmon cannery faces fine for discharges 35. Presidential Action: The Columbia River Channel Deepening Project 36. Columbia River Fish spills backed by appeals court 37. Louisiana: Fishing quota critics fear abuse of system 38. Louisiana shrimpers suspicious about mislabeling of imported shrimp 39. Scotland restaurants challenged on origins of salmon 40. EU Parliament Fish Committee member lobbies for foreign salmon quota and duties 41. UK: Probe into rising ocean acidity 42. Canada: Wild Atlantic salmon continue recovery after 25-year decline 43. American Seafoods postpones IPO 44 Laine Welch Fish Radio - http://www.vesselconnection.com/cgi-bin/fish_radio.pl 45. MMRC posts new Killer Whale section 46. DCED posts Community Quota Loan Application Packets 47. CFEC proposed changes and public meeting Sept 23- Comments due Sept 15. 48. USFWS Aquatic Nuisance Committee to meet in Anchorage Sept 8-10 49. NMFS posts Bering Sea Crab Buyout- Second Notice to Bid 50. NPFMC Crab Plan Team Meeting September 20-22, 2004 -Juneau 51. NMFS meeting on ESA Jeopardy Analyses -Bethesda MD, 8/24-8/26 52. NMFS posts MMPA List of Fisheries for 2004 53. NMFS announces Atka Mackerel fishery dates for Areas 542 and 543 54. ASMI FOODSERVICE FLASH ~ latest news about Wild Alaska Seafood 55. ADF&G Shrimp Pot Charter Bid Packets for District 3, 12, 13 -Due Friday 8/20 56. Central Bering Sea Pollock Conference - Kushiro, Japan - September 7-9 57. 2nd Japan International Seafood & Technology Expo, Osaka - Feb 17-18, 2005 58. Nat'l Fisheries Conservation Center posts Consensus Statement from June 59. NOAA posts Final EIS for BSAI King and Tanner Crab 60. NOAA posts National Plan of Action for Management of Fishing Capacity 61. Board of Fisheries determines location for January 2005 UCI meeting 62. BOF revised tentative meeting schedule for 2004-2005 63. IPHC Halibut Landing Report #10 64. MPA Center posts state-by-state online lookup, Lessons Learned & Progress 65. NOAA posts National Standard 1 prelim. study - Comments due by August 31 66. Salmon Market Bulletin and weekly Price Report 1. Florida company seeks AK fish direct from fishermen Fishermen create marketing marvel - by Laine Welch in Anchorage Daily News Since the start of this summer's salmon season, fisherman Norm Botz has been processing sockeye salmon aboard his boat Silversword. With a call from logistics partner Mark Patterson, the fish is whisked via floatplane to town. From there it's prepared for shipping via FedEx, which delivers it within 24 hours to chefs in the Lower 48. The salmon is served up as Kodiak Island River Reds, a moniker that amuses Patterson… "We get everything from the source -- the farm, the boat or ranch -- directly to the chefs in 24 hours," said chef Joe DiMaggio Jr., Food Innovations founder and chief executive. Food Innovations services more than 22,000 chefs in restaurants ranging from casual dining to high-end resorts and casinos. DiMaggio said he would welcome calls from any Alaska fishermen "looking for a venue in America to distribute their products." Contact him at 239-596-0204 or via e-mail at chefjoe@foodinno.com . http://www.adn.com/business/story/5425176p-5361191c.html See link to Laine's Fish Radio audio on this and other stories at item #44… 2. MAFAC in Juneau: Federal panel concedes to Alaska on aquaculture Gov. Murkowski's request for moratorium appears to have swayed group A federal advisory panel on Thursday called for more public input and more environmental and economic analysis before aquaculture can be expanded to U.S. federal waters…
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/081304/ &&& Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) Commissioner Kevin C. Duffy on Friday welcomed the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee's recent recommendation that the federal government solicit additional public comment and conduct further analysis before expanding aquaculture in U.S. federal waters…
http://www.sitnews.us/0804news/081404/081404 & United Fishermen, politicians, Native communities worry about aquaculture
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/081204/ & Aquaculture "is going to be a real interesting discussion item and one that I wanted to see take place in Alaska because of the state's stance on the issue," Osterback said last week. http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/080804/loc_fisheries.shtml Results from the meetings will be posted at the MAFAC website: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/mafac.htm Presentation by Gunnar Knapp: Economic Considerations in Thinking AboutUnited States Marine Aquaculture
http://www.iser.uaa.alaska.edu/iser/people/knapp/ 3. Senator Lisa Murkowski asks Canada to halt black cod farming efforts until environmental studies are conducted, finished U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski Wednesday urged Canada to prevent the start of sablefish (black cod) fish farming off British Columbia’s coast until environmental studies are not only started, but completed. Murkowski, in a letter to the Canadian Ambassador to the United States, Michael Kergin, asked that the Canadian Government stop a proposed transfer of 30,000 juvenile black cod to Canadian off-shore fish farms this summer and delay any future sales of juvenile black cod to British Columbia fish farms pending more scientific studies… http://murkowski.senate.gov/pressapp/record.cfm?id=225273 4. Bellingham Herald: Feds should honor Alaska's farmed fish ban Pen-raised Atlantic salmon would further threaten native species… If the federal government makes an end-run around Alaska's ban on farmed salmon, not only would it undermine a state law, it could threaten some of the last best pristine salmon habitat along the Pacific Coast…
http://news.bellinghamherald.com/stories/20040819/ 5. Governor unveils SE Transportation Plan -Juneau road by 2010 Gov. Frank Murkowski's new Southeast Alaska transportation plan calls for a road from Juneau to Skagway by 2010. Murkowski said the transportation plan would extend the region's existing highway system, deploy new fast ferries to cover road gaps of 70 miles or more, and retire obsolete and mainline feeder ferries.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp? Governor's Press release: http://www.gov.state.ak.us/news.php?id=1180 6. Governor announces help for Timber, Tourism industries …Governor Frank Murkowski announced a plan today to make state timber sales available for the mills to help protect Alaska jobs… http://www.gov.state.ak.us/news.php?id=1184 &&&&&&&&&& New Tourism Marketing Formula to Help Industy http://www.gov.state.ak.us/news.php?id=1182 7. Independent Experts Review Essential Fish Habitat in Alaska Six independent experts from Canada, Australia and Norway have completed a report to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) on the science that underlies some of the agency's recent work on essential fish habitat in Alaska. The review examined the agency's draft analysis that concluded commercial fishing in Alaska has no more than minimal and temporary adverse effects on sea floor habitats…
http://www.sitnews.us/0804news/081704/081704_ NOAA website: Independent Review of National Marine Fisheries Service's Evaluation of the Effects of Fishing on Essential Fish Habitat http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/habitat/cie/review.htm 8. New study examines effects of ship waste Environmental scientists have begun a groundbreaking study on the effects of cruise ship waste and other contaminants in Southeast waters this month. A scientific team assembled by the state Department of Environmental Conservation is traveling by trawler and testing the water on its wandering 600-mile route through the Inside Passage's fjords and straits, from Dixon Entrance to Icy Bay. http://juneauempire.com/stories/081904/sta_newstudy.shtml 9. Lack of sleep may explain some marine mishaps According to Dr. William Dement, founder of the sleep research center at Stanford University, in his authoritative book, "The Promise of Sleep," research subjects limited to four hours' sleep for as little as one night exhibit impaired responses to external stimulus… Another of Dement's observations: The final report of the National Transportation and Safety Board determined that the grounding of the Exxon Valdez was due not to a certain notorious captain's drinking, but rather to the sleep deprivation of the mate who was steering the ship when it hit Bligh Reef… Marine Engineer Mike Orford writes in Juneau Empire My Turn: http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/080204/opi_myturn.shtml 10. Dr. Andrew Weil writes on how to select healthy fish "…My favorite fish is wild Alaskan salmon, which is delicious, contains plenty of omega-3s, and is relatively toxin-free. However, you may have trouble finding wild salmon in many parts of the country…" http://www.drweil.com/app/cda/drw_cda.html-command=TodayQA-questionId=332960 &&& Seafood News writes on PCB PR problem: http://www.seafoodbusiness.com/issue_feat.asp#0 11. PBDE's in salmon - less found in wild than farm-grown fish (SF) A PCB-like chemical used as a flame retardant has been discovered in commercially sold farmed salmon at levels significantly higher than in wild salmon. A study to be published today in the journal Environmental Science & Technology also shows that the levels of the contaminant vary according to where the fish were raised, with European fish having higher concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, than salmon raised in North or South America.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/08/10/ &&& Tainted chinook found in wild (WA) Fish testing shows wide spread of chemicals used as fire retardant… http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/185566_salmon10.html &&& Canada Government assures public that farmed and wild salmon are safe to health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh and Fisheries and Oceans Minister Geoff Regan today reassured Canadians that both wild and farmed fish sold in Canada are safe to consume, despite recent media reports suggesting higher health risks associated with farmed fish… http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040818/phw018_1.html 12. Chefs and retailers nationwide are going wild this summer Demand for fresh, premium wild salmon has reached new heights in 2004, as restaurateurs and retailers from Seattle to Boston dodge the hail of bad press about farmed salmon by aggressively marketing the taste and health attributes of the wild variety… http://www.seafoodbusiness.com/issue_feat.asp#4 13. Native corp., Yakutat go head-to-head in fish business Company president resigns over battle to dominate fish processing market… Jensen, president and general manager of the YKI Fisheries plant, went head-to-head with a city-owned plant in 2003. This year the city has leased its plant to a Seattle-based company, Select Fish, continuing the competition. Select Fish is owned by Whole Foods Market of Austin, Texas. Jensen contends the city is not taking care of its own people. An Outside company does not have the fishermen's' best interests at heart, she said. http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/081504/sta_yaktat.shtml 14. Cook Inlet Keeper opposes proposed water quality standards The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is proposing revisions to state water quality standards for mixing zones, areas where the discharge from industrial operations such as mining, seafood processing, oil and gas production and sewage treatment are diluted by the receiving waters. The proposal has drawn fire from Cook Inlet Keeper, an environmental group that monitors the water quality of the Cook Inlet watershed. Keeper said DEC undermines water protection standards every time it issues a mixing zone permit. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5603218/ &&&&&&&& Bob Shalverson of CIK writes in Juneau Empire My Turn http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/081604/opi_mt1.shtml 15. DEC Mixing Zone Regulations Public Notice DEC is proposing several changes to the current Mixing Zone regulations - including allowing mixing zones in certain fish spawning areas. Public hearings will be held in the following locations and times. Comments will be accepted from July 26 though September 10, 2004… Fairbanks , August 24 from 4-6 p.m. - 119 N Cushman Street, Suite 101 . Anchorage , August 25 from 4-6 p.m. - 716 W. 4 th Ave, Suite 200 . Juneau , August 26 from 4-6 p.m.- Terry Miller Building , Suite 111 For more info contact Nancy Sonafrank at (907) 451-2726
http://www.state.ak.us/dec/water/wqsar/ 16. Egegik processor Woodbine owes fishermen, students Exchange students from Turkey are among workers who have filed claims for unpaid wages against a fish processor operating in Egegik. Woodbine, which is now closed, has left both fishermen and cannery workers unpaid and owes taxes from last year. The company has numerous wage claims filed against it by the state, said Sandy Cannon, supervising investigator for the Alaska Department of Labor. http://www.adn.com/alaska/story/5421096p-5357099c.html 17. Strong Chinese demand sucking up bottomfish from Alaska The US redfish (POP) fishery opened in July, with the quota taken in less than two weeks. Actual catches won't be confirmed until they are reported on the NMFS website, but it is generally felt that the fleet harvested about 20,000 tons this year, about the same as last year. Following the trend seen over the past few years, most of this year's production is expected to be shipped to China, for reprocessing, rather than to Japan. And this trend isn't limited to redfish, but has been seen for many of the bottomfish species taken since the spring, making Chinese buyers a major competitor for Japan… http://www.urnerbarry.com/news/143220.htm 18. Fish bar code system under development A new cell phone information system is being developed to enable consumers to receive detailed information about fish at retail stores, including where and when the fish was caught and by whom, according to an NTT DoCoMo subsidiary. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20040816wo11.htm 19. Valdez fish meal plant looks into potential odor concerns Professional proboscis to probe plant…The city of Valdez has hired a Boston specialist to determine whether a proposed fish meal plant on the Spit would pose an odor nuisance to Valdez…http://www.valdezstar.net/story_two.html 20. "Something fishy about subsidies" - Westneat on USDA TAA in Seattle Times More than 1,000 local salmon fishermen are getting subsidy checks from the federal government this year, up to $10,000, to try to make up for low prices caused by the influx of farm-raised salmon… The payments put fishermen in the same category as farmers, who have received crop subsidies for decades. …Some fishermen are touchy about the subject. When I called the payments "subsidies," one fisherman objected. "It's an economic incentive to get through a rough period," he said. Whatever they're called, I hope they don't last. The author left out the point that the purpose of USDA TAA for Farmers is to offer technical and educational assistance for farmers to compete with foreign producers. Educational benefits in the program are of a much higher dollar value than the price adjustment. Cash payments in the program are designed to compensate for the lack of relocation funds that are a component of the Department of Labor TAA for workers but not included in USDA TAA. And if theUSDA program was to include salmon farmers it would of course need to include fishermen.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/ 21. Kenai nets income from dipnetters Personal-use fishing at the mouth of the Kenai River is netting a large chunk of money for the city of Kenai. The popular dipnet fishery draws thousands of Alaska residents to the mouth of the river each July, where returning sockeye salmon easily can be scooped from the water. This means big money for the city, since there are basically just three places fishers can go to get their catch ‹ all of them requiring that a fee be paid into the city's coffers.
http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/081504/ 22. Dave Benton to head Marine Conservation Alliance Turning its sights to national as well as regional fishery management issues, the Marine Conservation Alliance (MCA) announced Wednesday the appointment of David Benton as the coalition's Executive Director, effective October 1, 2004. Outgoing E.D. Ron Clarke will assume a similar position with the newly-formed MCA Foundation. http://www.sitnews.us/0804news/081204/081204_mca.html 23. Oysters provide for future of small Prince of Wales community of Naukati …FLoating UPwelling Systems (FLUPSY) are a vital part of Alaska’s shellfish farms, and the state-of-the-art version at Naukati is expected to provide a real boost to the local economy. It’s a system by which shellfish spat (babies) are raised in a protected nursery environment until they are optimum for planting on the farms themselves. The net result is that mortality is nearly eliminated for the shellfish farmer and the crop is ready in two years instead of four…
http://newspapers.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2. 24. Coalition trolling for support in fisheries overhaul Supporters of a bill (H.R. 4706) to restructure the management of federal ocean fisheries say it will promote conservation and help end commercial over-fishing, but a lack of bipartisan support could delay or sink its passage. http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040809-113728-7373r.htm 25. Coast Guard vessel ID system enters critical phase The Coast Guard expects to define technical requirements for an Automatic Vessel Identification System by early next year, but national rollout hinges on availability of funding and the outcome of a dispute over radio spectrum. http://gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/26881-1.html 26. Omega-3? Omega-6? Here's a guide to dialing the right number …The body has the enzymes to accomplish the elongation, but it's not an efficient process. This means that eating omega-3 rich fish is definitely the best way to get these essential fats. Fish-oil capsules are an alternative…Detailed information on Omega 3 differences in plants and fish, Omega 6 & 9:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/ 27. King Crab gland heals scalds and sores …Doctor of chemical sciences Galina Rudenskaya from the Moscow State University and her colleagues from small enterprise TRINITA have made an important discovery in medicine, thanks to funding extended by the RFBR and FASIE. The preparation based on enzymes extracted from king crab's hepatopancreas (gland performing functions of both liver and pancreas) heals scalds, sores, and trophic ulcers that were either incurable or hardly curable before…
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/08/ 28. Hard work, good times in a Cook Inlet fish camp - Ruby Megargel's memoir The boats, nets, motors and all the other fishing gear were stashed away after a busy summer. The weather in late September 1958 was magnificent, the Inlet calm, the sun warm and the sky cloudless. The Alaska Range across the water was snow-covered and on parade… http://www.adn.com/life/story/v-pda/5429416p-5365581c.html 29. Forest Service OKs logging 1,800 formerly roadless acres on Gravina Island The U.S. Forest Service has approved a timber sale in a roadless area of the Tongass National Forest. The logging would take place on Gravina Island, across Tongass Narrows from Ketchikan, and would yield 38 million board feet of timber from approximately 1,800 acres… …The Gravina sale could generate nearly 240 jobs, according to the federal agency. It would require the construction of more than 21 miles of road. The public has 45 days to appeal the timber sale. http://www.adn.com/business/story/v-pda/5440555p-5376983c.html USFS Tongass National Forest announcement:
http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/newsroom/ 30. Kodiak - Where Crab is King Dana Stabenow writes of crab glory days in Seldovia and current crab importance and other Kodiak attractions in Alaska Magazine… http://www.alaskamagazine.com/stories/0904/aktraveler.shtml 31. Call it baked Alaska - warm and dry summer may affect salmon runs Ice cream is melting in freezers in Skagway. Anchorage city gardeners are watering the hanging baskets downtown not once but twice daily. And even some of Alaska's fish are stressed out… Because creeks are running low, some salmon are prevented from going upstream to spawn, said Lee Hammarstrom, a state commercial fisheries biologist for the lower Cook Inlet. "And that could affect the future production of salmon," he said… http://www.adn.com/front/story/5440542p-5376985c.html 32. Researchers attempt to breed Steller's eider Ten male and seven female Steller's eiders were collected from the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands in 2003 and installed in a large outdoor pen at the Seward center as part of a federally funded captive breeding program…
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=624& 33. Count of Adult Male Northern Fur Seals on Pribilof Islands Drops National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists have filed their initial report on the count of adult male northern fur seals in the Pribilof Islands, and the initial count shows lower numbers overall… http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/newsreleases/sealcount081704.htm 34. Alaskan salmon cannery faces fine for discharges Yardarm Knot Fisheries will pay $11,000 to settle alleged Clean Water Act violation at its Red Salmon Cannery in Naknek, Alaska… http://www.wastenews.com/headlines2.html?id=1092410862 35. Presidential Action: The Columbia River Channel Deepening Project President Bush visited the Port of Portland in Oregon and announced his proposal to deepen 104 miles of the Columbia River Channel -- from the mouth of the Columbia River to Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. The Columbia River Channel Deepening Project is expected to greatly expand export opportunities in the Pacific Northwest, protect trade-dependent jobs in the region, and enhance the environment. To begin this work, the President will submit to Congress a $15 million amendment to the FY 2005 budget.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/08/ 36. Columbia River Fish spills backed by appeals court The Army Corps of Engineers must continue releasing water at Columbia and Snake River dams this summer to help young salmon migrate downstream, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday. http://www.columbian.com/08142004/clark_co/176897.html 37. Louisiana: Fishing quota critics fear abuse of system Commercial fishermen who operate small vessels are worried that a proposed management system for the overfished red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico would give too much control to seafood corporations and large fishing vessels.
http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/081604/ 38. Louisiana shrimpers suspicious about mislabeling of imported shrimp Some commercial fisheries harvester groups are expressing increasing concern about less expensive seafood being substituted for more expensive items…
http://www.bvom.com/news/english/news/index.asp? 39. Scotland restaurants challenged on origins of salmon Some of Scotland’s top restaurants are being challenged to reveal whether the salmon they are serving is farmed or wild. The Salmon Farm Protest Group (SFPG) says diners should demand to know where the food on their plate has come from. It has begun to name and shame a string of top restaurants which it claims are keeping customers in the dark. http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=941492004 40. EU Parliament Fish Committee member lobbies for foreign salmon quota and duties North-West MEP Seán Ó Neachtain has welcomed salmon trade restrictions for non-EU countries from the European Commission, following concerns that Europe is being flooded with cheap salmon imports… "This is why I have lobbied extremely hard with the Commission in partnership with my colleagues from Scotland to safeguard the European salmon industry." The safeguard measures will take the form of an annual quota on imports. Once the quota is exceeded, a duty of around 18 per cent will be levied on all further imports. These measures will help to reduce over-supply and possibly divert it to new global markets, and in turn bring relief to the EU producers…
http://www.galwayadvertiser.ie/dws/story.tpl?inc= 41. UK: Probe into rising ocean acidity The UK's Royal Society has launched an investigation into the rising acidity of the world's oceans due to pollution from the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3571152.stm 42. Canada: Wild Atlantic salmon continue recovery after 25-year decline The number of Canada's wild Atlantic salmon is holding steady for a second year after 25 years of sliding toward extinction, and conservation experts say a ban on commercial salmon fishing in Greenland appears to be a huge success…
http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/ 43. American Seafoods postpones IPO Seattle-based commercial fishing company American Seafoods Group has called off its initial public offering, citing "adverse market conditions." http://www.adn.com/business/story/5440556p-5377003c.html 44 Laine Welch Fish Radio - http://www.vesselconnection.com/cgi-bin/fish_radio.pl Other topics brought to you by Laine and Vesselconnection.com this week - see link above: WEDNESDAY 08/18/04 Alaska salmon harvest will fall short of projections TUESDAY 08/17/04 Alaska puts brakes on offshore fish farms MONDAY 08/16/04 Asian buyers want Alaska jellyfish FRIDAY 08/13/04 OOA a hot button at Juneau fish meeting THURSDAY 08/12/04 Two Kodiak fishermen open floodgate direct to US chefs WEDNESDAY 08/11/04 UAF Study: Chinese prefer Alaska salmon powder 45. MMRC posts new Killer Whale section …Had enough of sea lions? Check out Marine Mammal Research Center's newest addition: a section entirely devoted to the study of killer whales!... 46. DCED posts Community Quota Loan Application Packets http://www.dced.state.ak.us/pub/CQE_PR11.pdf 47. CFEC proposed changes and public meeting Sept 23- Comments due Sept 15. The Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission, proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 20, Chapter 05 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with miscellaneous regulations. Topics include: Kodiak Dive Fisheries Nonresidents permit charges Federal guidelines used to determine eligibility for reduced permit application fees; Lottery for the allocation of entry permits; PWS sablefish vessels length Bering Sea hair crab statewide weathervane scallop and more… http://www.cfec.state.ak.us/NOTICES/NO_2004_0805.htm 48. USFWS Aquatic Nuisance Committee to meet in Anchorage Sept 8-10 The Western Regional Panel will meet from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, September 8, 2004, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, September 9, 2004, and 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, September 10, 2004. Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 East 6th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501.
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/ 49. NMFS posts Bering Sea Crab Buyout- Second Notice to Bid The National Marine Fisheries Service issues this notice to inform the interested public that on August 6, 2004, the National Marine Fisheries Service issued a second invitation to bid in the fishing capacity reduction program for the crab species covered by the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands king and tanner crabs...
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun Related News Story:
http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/080604/ 50. NPFMC Crab Plan Team Meeting September 20-22, 2004 -Juneau Draft Agenda for September meeting is posted at:
http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc/membership/ 51. NMFS meeting on ESA Jeopardy Analyses -Bethesda MD, 8/24-8/26 …to solicit constructive criticism from an expert panel on the analytical framework used for conducting jeopardy analyses under the Endangered Species Act. The meeting will span three days from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, beginning Tuesday, August 24 and concluding on Thursday, August 26, 2004. Four Points Sheraton Bethesda, 8400 Wisconsin Avenue, in Bethesda, MD.
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun2004 52. NMFS posts MMPA List of Fisheries for 2004 …The categorization of a fishery in the LOF determines whether participants in that fishery are subject to certain provisions of the MMPA, such as registration, observer coverage, and take reduction plan requirements… Many Alaska Fisheries have been added to category III list…
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/ 53. NMFS announces Atka Mackerel fishery dates for Areas 542 and 543 http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/infobulletins/aichplatb.html &&& NMFS Closes Atka Mackerel fishery for non-Jig gear in Eastern Aleutian and B.S. Subarea http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/infobulletins/aichpla1b.html 54. ASMI FOODSERVICE FLASH ~ latest news about Wild Alaska Seafood This Month's stories: **Alaska Seafood is Second Most Mentioned Brand on Top 500 Chain Menus **Waitstaff Tips for Salmon and Halibut **Wild Alaska Salmon Harvest Update **Wild Style: Alaska Salmon Training Program **Wild Watch: New York Times, July 14, 2004 **This Month's Recipe: Alaska Dungeness Crab with Champagne Dipping Sauce ** Send Us Your Ideas, Recipes or Requests http://www.alaskaseafood.org/foodservice/enews_jul04.htm 55. ADF&G Shrimp Pot Charter Bid Packets for District 3, 12, 13 -Due Friday 8/20 District 3 Notice:
http://documents.cf1.adfg.state.ak.us/Adfg District 12 & 13 Notice:
http://documents.cf1.adfg.state.ak.us/Adfg 56. Central Bering Sea Pollock Conference - Kushiro, Japan - September 7-9 Ninth Annual Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Pollock Resources in the Central Bering Sea Info and draft agenda:
http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/refm/cbs/9th_ 57. 2nd Japan International Seafood & Technology Expo, Osaka - Feb 17-18, 2005 Are you interested in a unique opportunity to market your products and services to national and international buyers involved in various aspects of seafood business? For infprmation see http://www.exhibitiontech.com/seafoodosaka/e_index.html 58. Nat'l Fisheries Conservation Center posts Consensus Statement from June meeting The consensus statement on marine reserves science developed by a 7-member panel this June in Long Beach is now posted… The 12-page statement responds to six questions about integration of marine reserve science and fishery management. Also on the site are copies of the presentations and background materials used at the conference. http://nfcc-fisheries.org/consensus/index.php 59. NOAA posts Final EIS for BSAI King and Tanner Crab To download by sections, or to request a paper copy see:
http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/sustainablefisheries/ 60. NOAA posts National Plan of Action for Management of Fishing Capacity
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/reg_svcs/npoa. 61. Board of Fisheries determines location for January 2005 UCI meeting The meeting will be held at the Coast International Inn, from January 17 through 29, 2005. Comments on proposals are due January 3, 2005. To view the proposals see:
http://www.boards.adfg.state.ak.us/fishinfo/ 62. BOF revised tentative meeting schedule for 2004-2005 http://www.boards.adfg.state.ak.us/fishinfo/meetinfo/fcal.php 63. IPHC Halibut Landing Report #10
http://www.iphc.washington.edu/halcom/newsrel/ 64. MPA Center posts state-by-state online lookup, Lessons Learned & Progress http://mpa.gov/mpa_programs/state_programs.html Alaska page: http://mpa.gov/mpa_programs/states/alaska.html Stay tuned for MPA meeting info - the fourth meeting of the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee is scheduled for September 21-24, 2004 in Maui, Hawaii. A draft agenda and more details will be posted soon at: http://mpa.gov/fac/fac_meetings.html MPA report: Learned Lessons Learned from Recent MPA Designations in the United States http://mpa.gov/information_tools/lessons_learned_table.html NOAA Progress Report: Status Of MPA Executive Order 13158 and National MPAs Center fiscal Years 2002 And 2003
http://www.mpa.gov/information_tools/pdf/ 65. NOAA posts National Standard 1 prelim. study - Comments due by August 31 NOAA Fisheries has completed a preliminary study of the National Standard 1 (NS1) Guidelines and developed (1) draft codified text for NS1 and (2) a preliminary draft environmental assessment (EA). NOAA Fisheries is informally inviting comments on these draft documents through August 31, 2004. http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/domes_fish/PR 66. Salmon Market Bulletin and weekly Price Report The most recent Salmon Market Bulletin and last weeks Salmon Price Report are posted on the ASMI website as a PDF file (updated Friday afternoons) http://www.alaskaseafood.org/fishingprocessing/bulletin.htm
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