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UFA Update May 19, 2005
I will be out of the office, returning June
6. For urgent UFA business and issues send to
ufa@ufa-fish.org Good fishing and safe passage;, take care in
preparation for fishing for safety's sake… -Mark V.
Contents 1. Coming soon - CFEC notice on permit and vessel fees regs and hearings 2. Young humpback whale found dead in Wrangell fisherman's net 3. State works to nail fish mislabelers 4. Copper River salmon just landed; for the first time in history, branded 5. Shrimpfest in the Sound 6. Kenai Wild brand hitting the road - Fish will appear at Anchorage Market 7. Fish board puts Chignik co-op back in business 8. Coast Guard rescuers save three missing fishermen south of Ketchikan 9. Halibut charters face prospect of IFQs 10. Kodiak Daily Mirror: Fish attack island’s west side 11. SB 113: In changing times, decisions important 12. Kodiak Halibut boat catches fire - all OK 13. ASMI reports Strong Demand for Alaska Seafood in Europe 14. ASMI posts Canned Salmon and Surimi websites 15. Halibut headed for stardom 16. Frozen fish tastes great, like fresh; easier to fix than you may think 17. Taku, Stikine salmon fisheries reopen after 30 years 18. Seafood consumption by adults rises, study says 19. U.S. seafood exports up in 2005; trade deficit at $1.7 billion 20. House Resources Committee Report On ESA Shows Less Than 1% Success Rate 21. Company puts its Tulsequah mine on hold 22. Juneau Empire editorial: Pebble mine project worthy of consideration 23. North Coast Gathering Celebrates Wild Salmon, Calls for Moratorium on Fish Farms 24. WA: State closes sport halibut fishery on north coast 25. NW: Weak salmon run shuts down sport & commercial salmon fisheries 26. Seattle PI: Enforce the Endangered Species Act 27. NW: Outdoor & Fishing Businesses Urge Congress to Support Salmon Planning Act 28. BC: Fish farm report delayed for election, memos leaked, so eat wild salmon 29. BC: Fish Farm opposition takes out coastal Liberals 30. ADF&G Commissioner Announces New Mariculture Coordinator 31. Laine Welch's Fish Radio, sponsored by Marine Conservation Alliance 32. Coast Guard extends comment period on SE AK Cruise ship security zones 33. USCG posts Electronic Notice of Arrival/Departure - web based & offline 34. Comment on Federal Subsistence Fisheries proposals - Deadline June 30 35. Limited Entry Permits - Notice of sale - Alaska Division of Investments 36. NPFMC Meeting June 1 (AP and SSC) June 3-9, Alyeska Prince Hotel 37. USDA rejects offer for 2004 harvested pink salmon 38. MSC AK Salmon Recertification Stakeholder Input – Juneau June 13-17 39. MSC Pacific cod - BSAI Stakeholder notification - call for input into assessment 40. MSC Alaska pollock - BSAI Final public certification report 41. MSC Final report on the US Alaska Pollock Fishery (970 ppg) 42. USFS to prepare EIS for Coffman Cove timber harvest - comment by June 12 43. USCG Safety Zone temp final rule for Unalaska - Selandang oil cleanup 44. Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee Meeting - Washington DC, June 7-10 45. Plan now for Pacific Marine Expo - November 17-19, 2005 - Qwest Field 46. Eurofish publishes Guide to Seafood Hygiene Management 47. AK Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program offers free seabird avoidance streamers 48. Managing Fisheries, Empowering Communities - Presentations posted 49. MPA Connections April / May 50. Congressional Research Service Reports on Marine Protected Areas 51. Bill Hogarth's Corner - on NOAA research and science 52. AK Marine Safety Education Assn Newsletter Spring 2005
53. ASMI SMIS posts Salmon Market Bulletin for
May 2005 1. Coming soon - CFEC notice on permit and vessel fees regs and hearings CFEC is proposing changes to miscellaneous regulations including changes to permit fees based on SB 93. The following are links to the public notice and proposed regulations on our web site. The notice and proposed regulations will be on the web site on Monday. A handout with 2006 permits fees based on the proposed regulations will be available by the end of July. Public hearings will be held in August and the public comment period will run until September 1, 2005. http://www.cfec.state.ak.us/mnu_Notices_Releases.htm http://www.cfec.state.ak.us/mnu_Regs_and_Statutes.htm 2. Young humpback whale found dead in Wrangell fisherman's net A young humpback whale that may have been feeding in silty water near Wrangell became entangled in a fisherman's net and died…
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/ 3. State works to nail fish mislabelers Alaska offers to help NYC nab fishmongers who lie about 'wild' … Alaska's new attorney general has offered a helping hand to a New York prosecutor investigating farmed salmon fraudulently sold as wild in six of the city's high-end markets.
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/051605/sta_ 4. Copper River salmon just landed; for the first time in history, branded In good timing with recent publicity surrounding the fraudulent sale of farmed salmon on the market in New York, Copper River is leading the pack as the first region in Alaska to conduct a tagging promotion of its kind said Rochelle van den Broek who is the Marketing Coordinator of Cordova District Fishermen United...
http://www.sitnews.us/0505news/051805/051805_ &&& From the Copper River to your plate
http://www.ktuu.com/CMS/templates/master.asp? 5. Shrimpfest in the Sound Alaska shrimp are in a class by themselves when it comes to flavor… It's sidestripe shrimp season in Prince William Sound… http://www.adn.com/life/story/6505960p-6386882c.html 6. Kenai Wild brand hitting the road - Fish will appear at Anchorage Market Kenai Wild brand salmon will travel to Anchorage this summer. It received the title sponsorship for the weekly Anchorage Market and Festival and will make its first appearance Saturday. The market takes place on Third and E streets in Anchorage from Thursday to Sept. 11.
http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/051105/ 7. Fish board puts Chignik co-op back in business Emergency action by the Alaska Board of Fisheries has put the Chignik sockeye salmon fisheries cooperative on the Alaska Peninsula back in business for the summer of 2005… The action comes with a provision that all members actively participate in the fishery.
http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/051505/hom_ 8. Coast Guard rescuers save three missing fishermen south of Ketchikan A Coast Guard rescue team found three missing people, after they were reported overdue from a day fishing trip near Mary Island, south of Ketchikan, Wednesday night. http://www.sitnews.us/0505news/051905/051905_rescue.html 9. Halibut charters face prospect of IFQs A plan is moving through the layers of federal bureaucracy aimed at limiting the number of halibut that individual charter boat owners can help sport fishermen catch. Charter owner Bob Ward, who runs A-Ward Charters, was one of the first to fight the proposed limits…“And I fought it and fought it and, along the way while fighting it, I was educated. Some people prefer to say brainwashed.” …So Ward came up with a way he felt IFQs could work for the charter industry.
http://www.ktuu.com/CMS/templates/master.asp? (see Item #24 for sport halibut situation in WA) 10. Kodiak Daily Mirror: Fish attack island’s west side Subsistence fishermen
along the west side of Kodiak Island have been hauling in red salmon since
the first of May, and the first reds came out of the Buskin River the end of
April, according to fishermen and wildlife officials. With a June 1
commercial salmon opening in some areas for the first time this year,
fishermen are wondering if runs will build early… 11. SB 113: In changing times, decisions important I don’t feel we are thinking “only of ourselves,” when we express our opposition to this bill. Rather, we take exception to more of our fisheries being privatized… http://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/?pid=19&id=1507 12. Kodiak Halibut boat catches fire - all OK Four halibut fishermen did everything right when their boat caught fire early this morning, Paul Roszkowski, with Coast Guard Public Affairs in Kodiak, said this morning… http://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/?pid=19&id=1495 & Coast Guard helicopter
crew rescues fishermen from raft following boat fire
http://www.piersystem.com/external/index.cfm?cid=780& 13. ASMI reports Strong Demand for Alaska Seafood in Europe Sales from trade show expected to increase 29% over last year… Business was brisk in the Alaska pavilion at the 2005 European Seafood Exposition (ESE) this spring. Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI), which sponsors the Alaska pavilion, reported that on-site sales of 15 participating Alaska exporters were estimated at $18 million, with 12-month combined sales from the show expected to exceed $104 million: a 29% increase over last year… http://216.65.44.93/aboutus/051605.htm 14. ASMI posts Canned Salmon and Surimi websites The Surimi site which can be found at http://www.alaskaseafood.org/Surimi/ or from the ASMI homepage, contains information on: Surimi Seafood, Alaska Pollock, MSC, and Alaska… The Canned salmon website can be found at http://216.65.44.93/canned/index.html Y un otro en espanol: http://216.65.44.93/canned/index_spanish.html 15. Halibut headed for stardom Now is a good time to snap some up, before halibut becomes the next Chilean sea bass and the price soars. Through June, halibut will be at its most plentiful, according to Randy Rice, technical program director of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute… http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/living/food/11675829.htm 16. Frozen fish tastes great, like fresh; easier to fix than you may think …When information arrived from Alaska Frozen Seafood, a marketing group, promoting the ease of cooking wild salmon and other fish while it was still frozen, I was dubious. But I was also intrigued… http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/living/food/11674245.htm 17. Taku, Stikine salmon fisheries reopen after 30 years Two Southeast Alaska king salmon fisheries - reopened for the first time in more than three decades - harvested about 2,100 large chinook salmon in the first week of May, and catches were expected to increase significantly in the second week, biologists said.
http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/051505/hom_ & Haines Chilkat Valley News: Gillnetters reap early harvest of Taku kings http://www.chilkatvalleynews.com/stories/story-3.html or look for story at archive if link has timed out: http://www.chilkatvalleynews.com/archive/index.html 18. Seafood consumption by adults rises, study says With the revised Food Pyramid urging Americans to "get started" on a healthier lifestyle, a new survey by Harris Interactive reveals that 51 percent of U.S. adults who have ever eaten seafood say they are eating more seafood now than they did five years ago… http://www.fairfieldcbj.com/current_issue/051605ffoc03.html 19. U.S. seafood exports up in 2005; trade deficit at $1.7 billion U.S. exports of seafood products were valued at $992.8 million in the first quarter of 2005, up 5 percent, or about $47 million, compared with the same period last year. Higher exports of surimi (up $34 million), squid (up $20 million), canned salmon (up $6.3 million), mackerel (up $6.1 million), cod (up $5.2 million), scallops (up $4.8 million), lobster (up $4 million), and oysters (up $3.5 million) were the major reasons for the overall increase to date. However, categories with decreased exports included crab (down $11 million), sole (down $8.1 million), sea urchin (down $7.3 million), and monkfish (down $6.1 million). http://www.fas.usda.gov/ffpd/Fish-Circular/Market_News/market.html (see May 2005 title) 20. House Resources Committee Report On ESA Shows Less Than 1% Success Rate "The Endangered Species Act's less than one percent success rate for species recovery is a well-documented and readily-available statistic, but the status of the remaining species on its list has not been as clear until now," Chairman Pombo said. "This exhaustive review of government data makes it clear the vast majority of these species have not improved under implementation of current law."
http://www.medfordnews.com/articles/index.cfm?artOID= &&& Sides Line Up for Fight to Rewrite Endangered Species Act
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/may2005/ House Resources Report on Endangered Species Act - 87 ppg report:
http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/issues/more/esa/ 21. Company puts its Tulsequah mine on hold Redfern says mine can't be financed due to higher construction, operating costs Redfern Resources Corp. announced it is putting the proposed Tulsequah Chief mine northeast of Juneau on hold, pending further mineral exploration…
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/051905/ Redfern Press release on Businesswire:
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/ 22. Juneau Empire editorial: Pebble mine project worthy of consideration Of course, there will be impacts. Yes, there will be change to communities. There will be no end to the environmental monitoring. On the other hand, the Pebble Project, a Northern Dynasty Mines proposal to develop an open-pit gold, copper, molybdenum and silver mine near Iliamna, also stands to bring jobs - lots of jobs - and other opportunities to Alaska and Alaskans. Do the rewards outweigh the risks? It's too early to tell.
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/051805/opi_ & Opposition mounting to NDM's Pebble Project http://www.resourceinvestor.com/pebble.asp?relid=9829 23. North Coast Gathering Celebrates Wild Salmon, Calls for Moratorium on Fish Farms The Save Our Wild Salmon Summit held on May 7th attracted representatives of a dozen First Nations bands, commercial and recreational fishermen, and citizens from up and down the coast to support a call for a moratorium on salmon farm expansion. The farms have been blamed for harming the wild fish. http://www.tidepool.org/original_content.cfm?articleid=160363 24. WA: State closes sport halibut fishery on north coast State fish managers closed the halibut season off Neah Bay and La Push after just six days because so many anglers turned out and the fishing was so good estimates indicated the region's early catch quota of 83,115 pounds would be taken… http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/othersports/224844_out19.html 25. NW: Weak salmon run shuts down sport & commercial salmon fisheries …Tens of thousands of adult salmon that were expected to swim up the Columbia River this spring have gone missing, and their mysterious absence has led state and tribal officials to shut down the commercial fisheries in the Northwest's watery thoroughfare for the first time in five years… http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/nation/11651650.htm 26. Seattle PI: Enforce the Endangered Species Act Political compromises with our natural resources got us into this mess. They drove healthy fish, wildlife and plant species into decline. The ESA was supposed to remove those politics and end those compromises, but it hasn't. They are still there, and they are still driving the process… Compromises aside, the problem is compounded by the federal government's refusal to enforce the ESA. Without enforcement, there is no law… http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/224806_tribeesa19.html 27. NW: Outdoor & Fishing Businesses Urge Congress to Support Salmon Planning Act (H.R. 1615) and explain why businesses and communities need Columbia and Snake river salmon restored… http://webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?SESSIONID=&aId=2640 For Bill text see http://thomas.loc.gov/ , select Bill number and enter HR 1615. 28. BC: Fish farm report delayed for election, memos leaked, so eat wild salmon …last week, damaging documents leaked out about how the B.C. government protects salmon farming. Farm operators have given $70,000 to the B.C. Liberals. "Finfish and shellfish growth will need to be managed politically," Fisheries Minister John van Dongen said in a 2002 letter leaked to the Times Colonist. A letter draft confirmed that Atlantic salmon from fish farms escape and reproduce in Pacific waters. The sentence was deleted with a note from van Dongen's aide: "Technically correct, but politically problematic." http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/connelly/224373_joel16.html (scroll to bottom for this bit but don't miss the rest of the piece) 29. BC: Fish Farm opposition takes out coastal Liberals The B.C. Liberals are also far less likely to allow a proliferation of new fish farms along the West Coast now that almost every coastal community has elected a New Democrat. http://www.straight.com/content.cfm?id=10313 && Sea Lice and Government Lies - The Premier sounded fishy when farmed salmon came up in the TV debate… http://www.thetyee.ca/Views/2005/05/09/SeaLiceSalmon/ 30. ADF&G Commissioner Announces New Mariculture Coordinator McKie Campbell, Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), today announced that Cynthia Pring-Ham has been hired as the department’s new Mariculture Coordinator. Pring-Ham will be managing ADF&G’s aquatic farm program and coordinating the department’s application review process. Her hire will be effective May 10… http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/news/2005/05-10-05_nr.php 31. Laine Welch's Fish Radio, sponsored by Marine Conservation Alliance Recent topics: Tuesday 5/17/05 King crab in Norway (22 lbs!): invasive species vs.commercial boon Monday 5/16/05 No one celebrates salmon like Cordova: events hosted by Sen Lisa M Friday 5/13/05 SB113 stalled till next legis session: Comments from Rep. LeDoux Thursday 5/12/05 SeaShare aims to expand fish to food banks program nationwide Wednesday 5/11/05 Halibut & black cod prices around the state: High! http://www.marineconservationalliance.org/fishradio.htm & see Laine Welch's Fish Factor at http://www.kinyradio.com/fishfactor.html 32. Coast Guard extends comment period on SE AK Cruise ship security zones In response to public comments on the proposed Regulated Navigation Area and Security Zones; High Capacity Passenger Vessels in Alaska, the Coast Guard is re-opening the public comment period an additional 30 days… Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or before May 27, 2005.
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/ 33. USCG posts Electronic Notice of Arrival/Departure - web based & offline The United States Coast Guard (USCG) in conjunction with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) now offers a vessel the avenue of submitting its Notice of Arrival (NOA) electronically, thereby fulfilling the USCG’s arrival and departure notification and the CBP’s Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) requirements. http://www.nvmc.uscg.gov/Forms/nvmcNewsLetter2.pdf 34. Comment on Federal Subsistence Fisheries proposals - Deadline June 30 The Federal Subsistence Board is accepting written comments, through June 30, 2005, on proposed changes to Federal subsistence fisheries regulations… Copies of the proposal book can be found at http://alaska.fws.gov/asm/home.html or by contacting the Office of Subsistence Management at (800) 478-1456 or (907) 786-3888… The proposals are available at http://alaska.fws.gov/asm/law.cfm?fp=1 35. Limited Entry Permits - Notice of sale - Alaska Division of Investments The Alaska Division of Investments (ADI), offers for sale the limited entry permits listed below. Complete information regarding the permits, sale procedures, financing information and loan application packages may be obtained by contacting ADI at 1-800-478-LOAN (5626) within Alaska, or (907) 465-2510, or e-mail: investments@commerce.state.ak.us, or ADI’s web site:
http://www.dced.state.ak.us/investments/pdf/repo_ 36. NPFMC Meeting June 1 (AP and SSC) June 3-9, Alyeska Prince Hotel, Girdwood, AK Updated Agenda as of 5/16: http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc/Agendas/605Agenda.pdf PCod discussion paper: http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc/analyses/Pcod505.pdf For other documents see NPFMC home page at: http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc/ 37. USDA rejects offer for 2004 harvested pink salmon The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today rejected an offer for canned pink salmon (14.75-ounce cans) produced from the 2004 harvest due to price considerations... http://www.ams.usda.gov/lscp/fish/7i21fpr.txt 38. MSC AK Salmon Recertification Stakeholder Input – Juneau June 13-17 The assessment team from Scientific Certification Systems, Inc. (Emeryville, CA) will be conducting re-assessment meetings 13-17 June 2005 in Juneau, Alaska with the Department of Fish and Game to gain a full understanding of the current state of Alaska’s management of commercial salmon fisheries. Stakeholders interested in providing input to the SCS assessment team on Alaska’s management of commercial salmon fisheries should contact the SCS Project Manager, Chet Chaffee …
http://www.msc.org/assets/docs/Alaska_Salmon/ ADFG news release:
http://notes4.state.ak.us/pn/pubnotic.nsf/pn/0/
39. MSC
Pacific cod - BSAI Stakeholder
notification - call for input into assessment process and invitation to
meet assessment team - deadline 17 June 2005. 40. MSC Alaska pollock - BSAI Final public certification report
http://www.msc.org/assets/docs/AK_Pollock/BSAI_Pollock_Final_ 41. MSC Final report on the US Alaska Pollock Fishery (970 ppg)
http://www.msc.org/assets/docs/AK_Pollock/GOA_final_ 42. USFS to prepare EIS for Coffman Cove timber harvest - comment by June 12 The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to harvest timber on north Prince of Wales Island, in a location south of Coffman Cove, west of Luck Lake and East of the Naukati/Sarkar on the Thorne Bay Ranger District, Tongass National Forest. The proposed action would harvest up to 50 million board feet (MMBF) of timber on approximately 4,500 acres. The project would require up to 32 miles of new road construction (14 of these would be temporary road) and seven miles of road reconstruction… Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received within 30 days of the date of this notice. (Posted May 13)
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/ 43. USCG Safety Zone temp final rule for Unalaska - Selandang oil cleanup The Coast Guard is
extending the effective period of the safety zone in the Bering Sea, west of
and including Makushkin Bay, Unalaska Island, Alaska. Entry of vessels or
persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the
Commander…or their on-scene representative. The intended effect of the
proposed safety zone is to mitigate damage to the environment during oil
spill recovery operations…
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/ 44. Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee Meeting - Washington DC, June 7-10 Topics include: Offshore Aquaculture Legislation – Stakeholder Involvement Ecosystem Approach to Management – Guideline Development Strengthening Science in Management Magnuson-Stevens Act – Updates Draft Agenda:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ocs/mafac/Documents/ MAFAC Home Page: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ocs/mafac/ 45. Plan now for Pacific Marine Expo - November 17-19, 2005 - Qwest Field Thu - Fri 10am – 6pm; Sat 10am – 4pm http://www.pacificmarineexpo.com/ 46. Eurofish publishes Guide to Seafood Hygiene Management Safe production of seafood is a field attracting more and more attention; from consumers, media, authorities and not the least from the industry itself. For any company that would like to sell its seafood on the international market it is vital to be able to manage all the components in the production chain in order to achieve the required level of food safety… to order see: http://www.eurofish.dk/index.php?id=212 47. AK Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program offers free seabird avoidance streamers
http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/protectedresources/seabirds/ 48. Managing Fisheries, Empowering Communities - Presentations posted from April conference…
http://www.uaf.edu/seagrant/Conferences/fish-com/ 49. MPA Connections April / May - a publication of the National Marine Protected Areas Center
http://www.mpa.gov/information_tools/connections/ 50. Congressional Research Service Reports on Marine Protected Areas Overview: http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRS/abstract.cfm?NLEid=63893 Federal Legal Authority: http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRS/abstract.cfm?NLEid=54233 51. Bill Hogarth's Corner - on NOAA research and science "What many don’t know is that science and research is actually our core mission and the foundation of our fisheries management and protected species conservation programs… http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/features/billscorner/index.htm 52. AK Marine Safety Education Assn Newsletter Spring 2005 Calorie Expenditure in Cold Water ...Alaska Boating Fatality Trends … Weighty Boat Passenger Issue ...Teenagers & Risk-Taking... http://www.amsea.org/pdf/v21n1.pdf
53. ASMI SMIS posts Salmon Market Bulletin for May 2005 http://www.alaskaseafood.org/fishingprocessing/0505smb.pdf
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