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September 1, 2004 Table of Contents: 1. DEC finds AK fish low in pollutants 2. Pollution proposal (Mixing Zones) gets chilly reception 3. EPA Polluted fish warnings cover one-third of lakes, one-fourth of U.S. rivers 4. PSW oil tankers investigated for unreported spills 5. State denies commercial crabbers Southeast fishery 6. Saint Matthew Island, Pribilof District king crab to remain closed 7. Biologist theorizes red king crab decline 8. Ketchikan Dock may force Trident out 9. ADFG Commissioner Duffy troubled by Canadian salmon farms Near Alaska's border 10. Governor welcomes new Canadian Consulate 11. No word about missing Alaska crewman 12. Slow food movement hits Alaska 13. Dining hall request gets Seafood Producers Co-op 25,000 lb Vermont sale 14. Bristol Bay & Naknek Electric team up to cool salmon: 15. Mixed success for Korean buyers in 1st Alaska season 16. Craig joins new Community IFQ program to purchase halibut and sablefish 17. Study in Science Reveals Recreational Fishing Takes Big Bite of Ocean Catch 18. Offshore fish farming roils growing debate 19. Escaped salmon coming to Alaska - Arctic Science Journeys radio online 20. Kenai Wild trying to keep cool - Heat on to find more ice 21. Salmon catch likely to fall short of projections 22. Peninsula residents decry policy that BOF meeting be held in Anchorage 23. Federal money to fund social services, infrastructure 24. Scientists to Examine the Effects of Cruise Ship Waste in SE Alaska Waters 25. Senator Ogan steps down 26. The art of war informs Clem Tillion's career in fishery politics 27. Independent Experts Review Essential Fish Habitat Science 28. Turkish Woodbine cannery workers still in Kodiak, still unpaid 29. Report shows juvenile Pink & Chum salmon numbers are up 30. Deteriorating Coral Reefs Adapting to Global Warming, say Scientists 31. WA: El Nino return could threaten salmon 32. WA: Feds conclude dams don't jeopardize salmon 33. NPR Harry Shearer Satire: Sammy the Flame-Resistant Salmon 34. Vegetable feed decreases heart health benefits in farmed salmon 35. WA: Puget Sound Orcas also have fire retardant PBDE 36. OR: Scientists: Salmon Hatchery Policy Flawed 37. ARK: Walmart supports Arkansas catfish farmers with labeling 38. Lowly shrimp gets pizazz in latest U.S. promotion 39. CONN: Mercury seafood warning urged 40. Scotland Greenpeace activists jump on tow cable of beam trawler fishing for sand eels - with Cod fishing group support 41. Russia: Wild Salmon Center Sponsors First Sakhalin Salmon Festival 42. Crossings program aims to help at-risk youth with fishing skills 44. Laine Welch Fish Radio 45. DCED posts Community Quota Loan Application Packets 46. CFEC proposed changes and public meeting Sept 23- Comments due Sept 15. 47. NOAA Saltonstall-Kennedy 2004 report 48. MAFAC posts presentations and Aquaculture recommendations from Juneau meeting 49. Comment period reopened on Oceana deep sea coral protection petition -to Oct 15 50. NOAA extends comment period on West Coast salmonids ESA listings to Oct 20. 51. National Academies Press releases prepublication: Developing a Research and Restoration Plan for Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (Western Alaska) Salmon 52. MPA Federal Advisory Committee meeting -Hawaii, Sept 21-23 53. NMFS posts rule allowing PSD salmon & halibut offal for fish meal & oils 54. NPFMC GOA & BSAI Groundfish plan team meetings Sept 15-17, Seattle 55. USFWS Subsistence regulations change proposal form -deadline October 22. 56. USFWS anounces clean vessel pump station grants for Juneau, Seward 57. AFSC updates Historical North Pacific Groundfish Estimates 58. AFSC posts results from deepwater coral cruise 59. NPRB September meetings in Seattle 60. ADF&G District 3 pot shrimp survey charter bid packets available - due Sept 3 61. NPFMC posts Draft FMPs for October meeting 62. Nation’s Federal Marine Fisheries Managers to Host Fisheries Conference in March 05 63. EPA posts final rule on Aquaculture & Hatchery effluent guidelines 64. NOAA posts 5-Year Research Plan Draft and the NOAA 20-Year Research Vision Draft for public comment. 65. NOAA Final EIS for BSAI King and Tanner Crab 66. NOAA National Plan of Action for Management of Fishing Capacity 67. Salmon Market Bulletin and weekly Price Report 68. ASMI Shellfish Committee Recruitment period extended to Oct 12 1. DEC finds AK fish low in pollutants Latest results from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Fish Monitoring Program show low levels of persistent organic pollutants (PCBs, dioxins, organochlorine pesticides) in Alaska fish. The results reinforce earlier findings that Alaska’s fish are among the safest in the nation for consumption… http://www.state.ak.us/dec/eh/vet/FMP2.htm ASMI Press Release:
http://216.65.44.93/aboutus/ Full DEC report:
http://www.state.ak.us/dec/eh/docs/vet/FMP%20Organic 2. Pollution proposal (Mixing Zones) gets chilly reception No one speaks in favor of increasing pollution in spawning areas Two Alaska legislators and proponents of Alaska's wild fisheries lambasted the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Thursday for its proposal to allow increased pollution in the state's spawning areas… Juneau Empire: http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/082704/sta_pollution.shtml
Juneau Empire editorial: Don't stain Alaska's waters or its image http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/082904/opi_akwaters.shtml
Anchorage Daily News: Fishing, Native and environmental interests spoke out at a public hearing in Anchorage this week against a controversial Murkowski administration proposal to lift a ban on pollution discharges in freshwater spawning habitat. Development advocates applaud the proposal as having common sense and being long overdue. http://www.adn.com/business/story/5474735p-5412897c.html
MSNBC: State eyes easing pollution rule Proposal would allow an elevated amount of pollution to enter fish spawning areas http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5829733/
For DEC website on the proposed changes see:
http://www.state.ak.us/dec/water/wqsar/trireview/ 3. EPA Polluted fish warnings cover one-third of lakes, one-fourth of U.S. rivers One of every three lakes in the United States, and nearly one-quarter of the nation's rivers contain enough pollution that people should limit or avoid eating fish caught there. Every state but Alaska and Wyoming issued fish advisories covering some and occasionally all of their lakes or rivers in 2003, according to a national databased maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency and updated every year…
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FISH_POLLUTION_ 4. PSW oil tankers investigated for unreported spills Authorities are investigating possible unreported fuel spills and other violations involving three ConocoPhillips oil tankers…Actions by federal authorities include two criminal investigations, said John Devens, executive director of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council. http://www.news-miner.com/Stories/0,1413,113~7244~2363408,00.html 5. State denies commercial crabbers Southeast fishery King crab fishermen in Southeast Alaska are disappointed they have been denied access to their estimated $1.4 million fishery this fall. "It costs me and it costs
Southeast Alaska a lot," said Albie Moran of Juneau. The state Department of
Fish and Game decided last week not to open the November king crab season…http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/082904/ 6. Saint Matthew Island, Pribilof District king crab to remain closed …The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) completed analysis of the 2004 NMFS trawl survey results for these parts of Registration Area Q and found both stocks are depressed. If thresholds had been met to open the fishery, they would have both opened Sept. 15, but neither fishery has opened since 1998, said area management biologist for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Forrest Bowers… http://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/?pid=19&id=264 7. Biologist theorizes red king crab decline More than 50 people attended a presentation sponsored by the Alaska Marine Conservation Council (AMCC) by National Marine Fisheries Service fisheries biologist Dr. Braxton Dew last week. The discussion focused on the question of whether bottom trawling in Bristol Bay’s red king crab broodstock refuge contributed to the collapse of the fishery…(and/or was it cod predation on crab &, environmental changes) http://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/?pid=19&id=339 8. Ketchikan Dock may force Trident out Trident's Joe Plesha write to Ketchikan Mayor Bob Weinstein: "We wanted to make sure you are aware that it is doubtful we can continue to operate in Ketchikan if the dock is built in front of our cannery…"
http://www.alaskareport.com/news/2004/Ketchikan~
Thomas Ferry writes in Sitnews on Ketchikan cruise dock / Trident displacement: "I would hate to be a
council member and have as my epitaph, 'Here lies Joe council member, one of
the fab four who voted to put the final coffin nail in to Ketchikan's
fishing industry"…http://www.sitnews.us/0804Viewpoints/ 9. ADFG Commissioner Duffy troubled by Canadian salmon farms Near Alaska's border Alaska Department of Fish
and Game (ADF&G) Commissioner Kevin C. Duffy on Friday expressed concern
over the expansion of Canadian salmon farms in Northern British Columbia…http://www.sitnews.us/0804news/082104/ 10. Governor welcomes new Canadian Consulate Governor Frank H. Murkowski issued a statement of welcome to Canadian Consul Karen Matthias, who will head a new three-person consulate office in Anchorage... The Canadian consulate is located at 310 K St. in Anchorage, its telephone number is (907) 264-6734, and its fax number is 264-6713. http://www.gov.state.ak.us/news.php?id=1217 11. No word about missing Alaska crewman Alaska state troopers were tightlipped yesterday about their investigation into a missing fishing-boat crewman. Robert G. Lane, 35, of Anchorage, went overboard from the 41-foot Hunter early Friday somewhere between King Cove and Sand Point near the tip of the Alaska Peninsula.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/ 12. Slow food movement hits Alaska In the last few years, Slow Food has spread like wild fire through the USA, and it now boasts 10,000 members. It has recently arrived in America’s most northern state, with a Convivium in Anchorage, Alaska. Outside Italy, the USA has the greatest number of Slow Food members of any country.
http://www.slowfood.com/eng/sf_sloweb/sf_sloweb.
Alaska fishermen Bill Webber, Jr., Dick HofMann, and Paula Terrel will present Alaska salmon at the Slow Food event coming up in Turin Italy:
http://www.slowfood.com/eng/sf_eventi/sf_eventi_ 13. Dining hall request gets Seafood Producers Co-op 25,000 lb Vermont sale When Camille Padilla of Sitka went off to Middlebury College as a freshman last year, she noticed that farmed salmon was a frequent item on the school menu. She was determined to find a way to replace it with wild fish, and to her surprise, it was an easy sell. “I met with the dining director and asked if we could have wild salmon maybe once a month. He said why not feature it all year round,” Padilla said. But it fell to her to pull all the connections together… Laine Welch Fish factor: http://www.kinyradio.com/fishfactor.html …& APRN audio link:
http://www.akradio.org/images/ann/25%20COLLEGE% 14. Bristol Bay & Naknek Electric team up to cool salmon: A project by the Bristol Bay Seafood Marketing Cooperative and the Naknek Electric Association will soon use recaptured heat as the source for a new cold storage facility for the Bay region. Naknek already uses the technology to heat its school and pool, but converting heat to cold (absorption cooling) demands a bit more. “Using recaptured heat would be sufficient to run an ice machine, but we need a stack recovery unit to get temperatures up much higher to run a chiller and freezer year round,” said NEA manager Donna Vukich…. Laine Welch's Fish factor: http://www.kinyradio.com/fishfactor.html (Scroll down to second story - thanks to Peter Balch) 15. Mixed success for Korean buyers in 1st Alaska season Two major South Korean food companies, working separately to introduce Alaska salmon to their huge domestic seafood market have found mixed success as their first fresh-fish-buying season here draws to a close…
http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/083004/loc_ 16. Craig joins new Community IFQ program to purchase halibut and sablefish Craig may be one of the first cities to join a new program that allows communities to purchase halibut and sablefish individual quotes, or IFQs. - KRBD Radio audio report: http://www.krbd.org/NewsReports/082804_craig_ifq.html 17. Study in Science Reveals Recreational Fishing Takes Big Bite of Ocean Catch A study published in the
journal Science reveals that recreational catches account for nearly a
quarter of the total take of over fished populations. <<
http://www.pewtrusts.org/ideas/ideas_item.cfm?content_ CNN story:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/08/27/ 18. Offshore fish farming roils growing debate Supporters looking at Strait of Juan de Fuca as possible aquaculture site. Dan Swecker considers himself a fish farmer first and a Washington state senator second, so he's naturally excited when he thinks about the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the potential it holds for deep water, offshore aquaculture. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/187486_fish19.html 19. Escaped salmon coming to Alaska - Arctic Science Journeys radio online Atlantic salmon that escape from ocean net-pens, are ending up in Alaska. Fisheries managers worry the interlopers will cause problems for the state's wild salmon stocks.
http://www.uaf.edu/seagrant/NewsMedia/04ASJ/08.27 20. Kenai Wild trying to keep cool - Heat on to find more ice Representatives of the Cook Inlet Salmon Brand Inc. want the 3-year-old Kenai Wild salmon branding project to stay cool. "We needed a lot more ice
this year," CISB President Mark Powell said earlier this month…http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/ 21. Salmon catch likely to fall short of projections Salmon fishing will continue for another month or so in many parts of Alaska, but the total catch for the 2004 season is expected to fall short of projections. Preseason numbers pegged the statewide salmon catch for all species at 195 million fish, which would be the third largest harvest on record. The catch to date is a little more than 121 million salmon and while the end result will be a healthy harvest, it's unlikely to come close to the forecast. For Laine Welch's story see: http://www.adn.com/business/story/v-pda/5452518p-5389118c.html 22. Peninsula residents decry policy that BOF meeting be held in Anchorage Kenai Peninsula residents hoping to sway the Alaska Board of Fisheries on issues ranging from how much fishing time Cook Inlet commercial fishers get to when bait can be used on the Kenai River will have to travel to Anchorage to do so.
http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/082704/ 23. Federal money to fund social services, infrastructure The Alaska congressional delegation recently announced the following federal grants, contracts and loans: • $27.1 million to the state Department of Environmental Conservation to fund water, sewer and solid waste projects in 19 rural communities and to fund feasibility studies in another 11. • $19.29 million to the state Department of Fish and Game for research and implementation of the state's Pacific Salmon Treaty program. The department got other grants as well, including $555,000 for Kachemak Bay coastal zone management and estuarine research reserves work and $233,953 is for additional marine mammal data collection…and lots more, http://www.adn.com/business/story/5491016p-5429281c.html 24. Scientists to Examine the Effects of Cruise Ship Waste in SE Alaska Waters A team of scientists is traveling a 600-mile stretch of the Inside Passage this month to study the effects of cruise ship waste and other contaminants in Southeast Alaska waters. The $450,000 project is part of a nationwide look at the environmental health of coastal waters. http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20040819_2287.html 25. Senator Ogan steps down State Sen. Scott Ogan, facing an angry effort to recall him from office, resigned suddenly Wednesday, saying the turmoil "adversely affects my daily activities as a senator." http://www.adn.com/front/story/5469892p-5408061c.html 26. The art of war informs Clem Tillion's career in fishery politics …Tillion is 79. His vigor is unquestioned, but he walks gingerly on two artificial knees. He still relishes a fish fight. He savored his latest victory in June at a meeting of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council in Portland, Ore. The federal council voted to allocate the Aleut Corp., which hired Tillion as a consultant, up to 19,000 metric tons of Aleutian Islands pollock annually.
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/082304/sta_ 27. Independent Experts Review Essential Fish Habitat Science 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 concluded that the model developed by the agency’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center was a reasonable approach to determine the effects of fishing on ocean habitat features, and recommended a number of improvements to the way agency scientists assessed the influence of habitat disturbance on fish stocks. Overall, the reviewers thought fishery managers should be more cautious before concluding that fishing does not harm essential habitats. NOAA Press Release: http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/newsreleases/cie081304.htm AK Journal of Commerce: Independent review criticizes fish habitat analysis
http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/083004/loc_ The complete review with reports from the six members is online at: http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/habitat/cie/review.htm 28. Turkish Woodbine cannery workers still in Kodiak, still unpaid A group of Turkish university students are still in Kodiak waiting to be paid for their month-and-a-half of work at Woodbine Alaska Fish Company in Egegik. http://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/?pid=19&id=326 29. Report shows juvenile Pink & Chum salmon numbers are up Sampling looks at juvenile migration from Taku Inlet to Icy Point Federal biologists have recorded high numbers of juvenile pink and chum salmon in Southeast in June. But it's too early to say if that's an indication of big returns of adult fish in the near future. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's June trawl survey in Southeast, pink and chum salmon made up 85 percent of the salmon samples, and the rest consisted of sockeye, chinook and coho…
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/082904/ 30. Deteriorating Coral Reefs Adapting to Global Warming, say Scientists The world's endangered coral reefs, under stress because of global warming, are displaying resilience. U.S. scientists report that the reefs are adapting to higher temperatures by allying themselves with an organism that can tolerate warmer waters. But, scientists say coral adaptation may go only so far. http://www.axcessnews.com/worldnews_082204b.shtml 31. WA: El Nino return could threaten salmon An El Niño stirring in the Pacific Ocean could pose a threat to Northwest salmon and provide a crucial test of the federal plan to revive runs on the Columbia River and elsewhere. http://www.tribnet.com/news/local/story/5460706p-5398432c.html 32. WA: Feds conclude dams don't jeopardize salmon The Bush administration has tentatively concluded that the operation of Columbia River and Snake River dams no longer poses a "jeopardy" to threatened and endangered runs of wild salmon. That finding means federal fishery officials have officially dropped dam-removal as an option in the multibillion-dollar effort to help wild salmon runs recover.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/ 33. NPR Harry Shearer Satire: Sammy the Flame-Resistant Salmon Earlier this August, a study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology concluded that farmed-raised salmon were found to have high levels of flame-retardant chemicals that could harm humans. Actor and satirist Harry Shearer says the answer for the salmon farmers is to take this lemon and make lemonade, with the right spin. His answer: Sammy the Flame-Resistant Salmon. NPR Audio: 34. Vegetable feed decreases heart health benefits in farmed salmon Study on health benefits of farm-raised fish raises new conundrum - The heart health benefits from fish like salmon and mackerel seem to be weakened when farm-raised fish are fed vegetable oil instead of fish oil, new research indicates. So the answer might be to feed them more fish oil. But that raises a different concern. Other studies have indicated fish oil increases the levels of pollutants in farm-raised salmon…
http://www.nola.com/newsflash/international/index.ssf?/ 35. WA: Puget Sound Orcas also have fire retardant PBDE Fire retardants used worldwide in manufacturing vehicle parts and computers have been found in Puget Sound orcas, raising new concerns about the long-term health of the region's killer whales, a new Canadian study shows… 36. OR: Scientists: Salmon Hatchery Policy Flawed The proposed new federal policy for salmon hatcheries is based on a flawed reading of the Endangered Species Act, hindering efforts to restore wild salmon runs with hatchery fish, scientists say. "The overarching problem is that the ESA is being administered as a fisheries management policy, not as a statute to protect endangered species," a group of scientists said in a letter to NOAA Fisheries.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=624& 37. ARK: Walmart supports Arkansas catfish farmers with labeling A new system of labeling catfish at Arkansas Wal-Mart Supercenters is an attempt to boost the struggling industry in the state 38. Lowly shrimp gets pizazz in latest U.S. promotion As cheap foreign imports flood the market, U.S. shrimpers are fighting back with a new marketing strategy: Give the shrimp a personality. Taking a page from the salmon and coffee industries, which have succeeded in making wild Alaskan salmon fashionable and creating a market for expensive coffee from places such as Kenya, domestic shrimpers are trying to persuade consumers to buy American. http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/business/9447761.htm 39. CONN: Mercury seafood warning urged Connecticut supermarkets,
restaurants and seafood stores will be required to post warnings about the
dangers of mercury content in fish if one environmental group has its way…
http://www.connpost.com/Stories/0,1413,96~3750~ 40. Scotland Greenpeace activists jump on tow cable of beam trawler fishing for sand eels - with Cod fishing group support Eco-activists claim fishermen fired rockets and hurled heavy metal objects at them yesterday when they tried to stop north-east trawlers fishing in the North Sea. Greenpeace protesters had targeted a pair of Peterhead-registered vessels in the Dogger Bank, off Northumberland…After four hours, the eco-warriors decided it was too dangerous to continue and withdrew… Meanwhile, the leader of the Cod Crusaders, a north-east action group set up to safeguard Scotland's fishing industry, gave her support to the action. Carol MacDonald said: 'If I was there, I might have jumped in a boat and joined them. Sandeels are the main foodstuff for cod. It makes sense that, once they've gone, there will be no more cod left to fish."…http://www.urnerbarry.com/news/144465.htm 41. Russia: Wild Salmon Center Sponsors First Sakhalin Salmon Festival A contingent of salmon experts from the Northwest will sponsor and participate in the Russia Far East's first international Sakhalin Salmon Festival targeted at promoting education and awareness of the importance of protecting wild salmon. The Sakhalin Salmon Festival will be a three-day event on September 4, 5, and 6th… "This is an incredible opportunity to educate future generations about the very real link between the health of salmon ecosystems and the health of the people and the cultures that rely on them," states Martin. "The Wild Salmon Center is pleased to be able to bring together experts from Salmon Nation and Salmon Watch to meet with our partners from Sakhalin and the Russian Far East." http://www.enn.com/direct/display-release.asp?objid=D1D1366D000000FE96A68AAC32B919B4 42. Crossings program aims to help at-risk youth with fishing skills Steve Prysunka of Wrangell is the director of a program called Crossings, which helps at risk-youth build skills. Steve is attempting to put together a fall program to get the kids some job skills as deckhands and/or in processing plants. Steve is working to put together a per diem payment to fishermen/processors who are interested in participating and will provide the kids with all necessary gear, licenses, and insurance. Steve is a reputable person who has worked hard over the last 5 years to put together this very successful program. Please call Steve if you have any questions: 874-2371. (Submitted by Julie Decker, SARDFA) 44. Laine Welch Fish Radio - http://www.vesselconnection.com/cgi-bin/fish_radio.pl Topics brought to you by Laine and Vesselconnection.com this week - see link above: WEDNESDAY 09/01/04 Alaska seafood tariffs too high TUESDAY 08/31/04 Crab numbers coming this week MONDAY 08/30/04 Waste heat converts to new cold storage for Bristol Bay FRIDAY 08/27/04 EPA advisory: Only AK and WY have clean rivers, lakes THURSDAY 08/26/04 World renowned wellness expert, Dr. Andrew Weil, talks fish WEDNESDAY 08/25/04 Sitka student gets Middlebury College (VT) to go wild TUESDAY 08/24/04 Seafood eating contests MONDAY 08/23/04 USDA Agency wants input from salmon fishermen FRIDAY 08/20/04 AK halibut & black cod prices and landings THURSDAY 08/19/04 Fish added to food pyramid; edible bones 45. DCED posts Community Quota Loan Application Packets http://www.dced.state.ak.us/pub/CQE_PR11.pdf 46. 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. http://www.cfec.state.ak.us/NOTICES/NO_2004_0805.htm 47. NOAA Saltonstall-Kennedy 2004 report
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ocs/sk/2004_report/2004_ 48. MAFAC posts presentations and Aquaculture recommendations from Juneau meeting MAFAC Aquaculture
Subcommittee recommendations are at
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/mafac/meetings/2004_08/ Ensure State input on – Acceptability of aquaculture – Input on site selection determined by State – State input legislatively (?) mandated Consider a “point” system to maximize benefit to the local economy Conduct regional meetings…and localizing representation where possible Juneau meeting
documents:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/mafac/meetings/2004_08 (We have provided them the UFA presentation in pdf, and expect it to be posted soon) MAFAC home page: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/mafac.htm 49. Comment period reopened on Oceana deep sea coral protection petition -to Oct 15 The NMFS announced in the Federal Register on June 14, 2004, the receipt of a petition for rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act. Oceana, a non-governmental organization, petitioned the U.S. Department of Commerce to promulgate a rule to protect deep-sea coral and sponge habitats in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The public comment period for that notice closed August 13, 2004. By this notice, NMFS announces the re-opening of the public comment period on the rulemaking petition to protect deep-sea coral and sponge habitat and to ensure thorough public comment… Written comments will be accepted through October 15, 2004.
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun2004 50. NOAA extends comment period on West Coast salmonids ESA listings to Oct 20.
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041 &&&
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun200418 51. National Academies Press releases prepublication: Developing a Research and Restoration Plan for Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (Western Alaska) Salmon Committee on Review of Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (Western Alaska) Research and Restoration Plan for Salmon, National Research Council http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11080.html 52. MPA Federal Advisory Committee meeting -Hawaii, Sept 21-23 Agenda is now posted: http://mpa.gov/fac/04mtg_sept21_24/sup_sept21_agenda.html MPA Online Map Alaska page: http://mpa.gov/mpa_programs/states/alaska.html 53. NMFS posts rule allowing PSD salmon & halibut offal for fish meal & oils …``NMFS does not believe that retention of Pacific halibut or salmon heads and guts for meal constitutes sufficient potential for revenue to undermine the intent of the PSD program. Rather, concern continues to be focused on prohibiting the sale, trade or barter of edible flesh. Therefore, NMFS intends to propose regulations that would clarify the conditions under which parts of prohibited species may be retained by a processor in a manner that would not undermine the intent of the PSD program.''…
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/ NMFS Press release: http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/infobulletins/fishmeal.html 54. NPFMC GOA & BSAI Groundfish plan team meetings Sept 15-17, Seattle The meetings will be held on September 15-17, 2004. The meetings will begin at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, September 15, and continue through Friday September 17, at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Building 4, Room 1055 (BS/AI Plan Team) and Room 2076 (GOA Plan Team), Seattle, WA.
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/ 55. USFWS Subsistence regulations change proposal form -deadline October 22. You may propose changes to: • Federal subsistence season dates • Harvest limits • Methods of harvest • Customary and traditional use determinations • For National Parks and NPS managed National Monuments, individuals who live in resident zone communities (See 36 CFR 13.43) and people who already hold a Section 13.44 subsistence use permit issued by the superintendent (See 36 CFR 13.44) may apply for an individual C&T use determination. http://alaska.fws.gov/asm/regs04/propform.pdf 56. USFWS anounces clean vessel pump station grants for Juneau, Seward …The grant awards will fund construction of sewage dump stations and pumpout stations for recreational boaters and educational programs that inform boaters about the importance of proper waste disposal. Here in Alaska, more than $250,000 of Clean Vessel Act Grant money will be used to educate boaters about pollution and improve pumpout station capabilities in Juneau and Seward… http://news.fws.gov/NewsReleases/R7/B1B5AC7C-65B8-D693-7BECC768B068A7A4.html 57. AFSC updates Historical North Pacific Groundfish Estimates Status of Stocks & Multispecies Assessments - Historical North Pacific Groundfish Estimates (biomass, recruitment, catch, weights-at-age) http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/refm/stocks/estimates.htm 58. AFSC posts results from deepwater coral cruise Researchers from the Center's Auke Bay Laboratory used the deep-diving, remotely operated vehicle Jason II to explore the Aleutian Islands' colorful undersea coral gardens. Find information on the 2-week cruise including online audio and video, daily logs, feature stories, and underwater photos… http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/abl/MarFish/coralscruise.htm 59. NPRB September meetings in Seattle The Science Panel will meet at 9:00 a.m. on September 13-14 at the NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Jim Traynor conference room in Seattle, WA. The Advisory Panel will meet at 10:00 a.m. on September 27-28 at the NPRB office. The Board will meet next at 9:00 a.m. on September 29-30 at the NPRB office. http://www.nprb.org/index.html ...scroll down to calendar 60. ADF&G District 3 pot shrimp survey charter bid packets available - due Sept 3
http://documents.cf1.adfg.state.ak.us/AdfgDocument.po? 61. NPFMC posts Draft FMPs for October meeting BSAI Groundfish Draft FMP: http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/abl/MarFish/coralscruise.htm GOA Groundfish Draft FMP: http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc/fmp/bsai/BSAI.pdf 62. Nation’s Federal Marine Fisheries Managers to Host Fisheries Conference in March Mark your calendar to save March 24-26, 2005, for the second national fisheries management conference, co-sponsored by the eight Regional Fishery Management Councils, the three Interstate Marine Fisheries Commissions, and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries). The conference will be held in Washington, D.C. and will be open to the public. http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc/Agendas/SAVEDATE_Conf.pdf 63. EPA posts final rule on Aquaculture & Hatchery effluent guidelines …final rule establishes Clean Water Act effluent limitations guidelines and new source performance standards for concentrated aquatic animal production facilities…
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun2004 64. NOAA posts 5-Year Research Plan Draft and the NOAA 20-Year Research Vision Draft for public comment. Comments on these draft documents must be submitted by September 30, 2004. The NOAA 5-Year Research Plan Draft will be available at the following location: ftp://www.oarhq.noaa.gov/review/5 and the NOAA 20- Year Research Vision Draft will be available at: ftp://www.oarhq.noaa.gov/review/20 Federal Register Notice:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/ 65. NOAA 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/crab/eis/ 66. NOAA National Plan of Action for Management of Fishing Capacity
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/reg_svcs/npoa.capacity 67. 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 68. ASMI Shellfish Committee Recruitment period extended to Oct 12 The ASMI Board of Directors has extended the recruitment period for the ASMI Shellfish Committee. This deadline has been extended because not enough people applied to fill the available spaces on the nine person committee. If you have already submitted an application you do not need to resubmit as you will automatically be placed in the pool of candidates. The following are the
requirements for voting membership on any ASMI committee: If you desire to be a member of the ASMI shellfish committee please respond either by mail or email not later than 12 October 2004, indicating which category you belong. For those in the last category (neither assessment payer nor Alaska fisherman) please explain why you believe you should be a voting member of the committee. Direct responses to Kara Winegar by email (kwinegar@alaskaseafood.org) or by mail to: Alaska
Seafood Marketing Institute If you have any questions please call Kara at 907-465-5568.
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