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UFA Update January 12, 2006 Calling Alaska fishing industry to help the Gulf of Mexico Fishing Industry: AFIRM is a 100% volunteer and fully tax deductible charitable organization of representatives of the Alaska fishing industry dedicated to helping the Gulf of Mexico fishing industry in the wake of this summer’s hurricanes. To contribute to Alaska Fishing Industry Relief Mission see www.akgulfhelp.org –Mark Vinsel, AFIRM Chairman You can also help AFIRM by shopping Alaska Sea Grant this winter – 2006 Alaska Sea Grant
Coastal Calendar: Alaska Sea Grant home
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http://www.uaf.edu/ Table of Contents: 1. Magnuson: Kerry and Kennedy support overlooking overfishing 2. Governor has big agenda for the year 3. Fed. Fishing Legislation (Miami Herald on Magnuson & Councils bills) 4. NS-1 - NOAA Puts On Hold Draft Rules to Prevent Overfishing 5. Help available for DCCED Salmon Alaska Salmon Vessel Quality Upgrade 6. State shifts focus in growing Korean seafood market 7. Europe, Japan targeted for seafood sales 8. Bad weather, holidays lead to fish famine 9. AK Halibut Fishermen input wanted for economic study 10. DCCED Proposed changes to Seafood Processing and Inspection regulations 11. Pebble Mine ADN Commentary: Fishermen's association jumped the gun 12. Bill combination stops mixing zones in spawning 13. Feds Approve Revised Coastal Mgm't. Program 14. Contentious Gulf of Alaska fishery plan still developing 15. Petersburg Cold storage plans move ahead 16. Kodiak: Cod plentiful, prices up for 2006 season 17. Kodiak Development Director takes closer look at harbor facilities 18. Kodiak Letter to the Editor by John Finley - Time for politicians to be leaders 19. USCG: Are you ready for sea? 20. Fisherman knows what miners' families face 21. BBEDC & MAP sponsor seafood workshops in Naknek, February 13-16 22. Major Fisheries Changes Can Affect Whole Communities 23. Give fisherman more stakes in fisheries - by Donald R. Leal 24. Cooke Aquaculture Fundy fish farms prepare for first cod harvest 25. Seven New Tools For Healthy Eating – COOL for Seafood 26. New Cal. law prohibits 'organic' in seafood labels 27. Norway-Russia salmon conflict may prove costly 28. Genetically Modified: Salmon That Grow Up Fast 29. Scotland: Brankin urges Salmon industry to double efforts to prevent ISA outbreak 30. Toronto Star: Environmentally bad – farmed salmon, food chain, toxics… 31. Salmon is a good example of farm-raised vs. wild debate 32. OR: Longtime fisherman William Hall honored at reception 33. WA/OR: Columbia Chinook fishery debate begins 34. CA: Sturgeon farmers toast beluga caviar ban 35. New Bedford, MA: Restocking doesn’t ease overfishing concerns 36. Canada: Ottawa urged to ban trawlers 37. What do you want to see on the Alaska Quarter? - (You need not be an artist) 38. Laine Welch's Fish Radio –Topics from this week 39. BOF Supplemental issues– BSAI Pcod, Shellfish Escape, Saltwater guided sport regs. 40. ADF&G 2006 Report to the Board of Fisheries on SE-Yakutat Herring Fisheries 41. ADF&G FMP for the Commercial Tanner Crab Fishery in the Kodiak District Area J 42. NMFS posts MMPA List of Fisheries for 2005 43. NOAA Final Rule on Coastal Zone Management Act Fed. Consistency Regs. 44. NOAA: Cape Sarichef fishing restrictions ended 45. Call for 2007-2008 Subsistence Fishery Proposals 46. Ketchikan Indian Community to conduct Subsistence Usage Study 47. Marine Science in Alaska symposium, Anchorage January 22-25 48. NOAA names Dunnigan Assistant Administrator for NOAA's Nat’l Ocean Service 49. NOAA’s Marine Aquaculture Program Competitive Grants 50. NOAA Offers Free Navigational Charts on Web 51. MMRC: Steller Research six part movie series - Episode 3: Panning for Gold 52. FAS Online – Norway Fishery Products Annual 2005 53. DEC Public Notice re NPDES Wastewater Disposal Permit Modification, Sitka 54. Board of Fisheries Call for Proposals for 2006-2007 – Deadline April 10, 2006 55. CFEC Public Meeting Schedule 1/26, 2/16, 3/2, 3/23, 4/13 56. USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service Value added grant applications 57. SMART GEAR: Wildlife-saving fishing concepts could net prizes 58. USCG District 17 MSO & AMSEA Safety Trainings announcement 1. Magnuson: Kerry and Kennedy support overlooking overfishing Guess who is a hero to many environmentalists — Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, the man a lot of them love to hate. Though some greens are in constant turmoil because of the Alaska Republican's attempts to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling, others are praising him for his efforts to stop overfishing in the nation's coastal waters. http://www.adn.com/opinion/voice/story/7336339p-7248415c.html 2. Governor has big agenda for the year …Another key item is to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the primary federal law governing the nation’s fisheries. “This bill almost codifies what Alaska’s been doing since the Magnuson-Stevens Act passed,” said (Sen. Ted) Stevens http://www.ktuu.com/cms/anmviewer.asp?a=2998&z=1 3. Fed. Fishing Legislation (Miami Herald on Magnuson & Councils bills) In the face of collapsing fish populations due to overfishing and habitat destruction, several bills have been introduced in Congress that seek to better protect marine resources. • Most directly affecting overfishing is the comprehensive Senate Bill 2012, which reauthorizes the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act… • House Bill 1431 is a related but more focused bill that would change requirements for appointment to Regional Fishery Management Councils to better reflect coastal communities and mandate that councils base fishing limits on science. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/13596542.htm To see these complete bills go to http://thomas.loc.gov/ , select “Bill number” search and enter S2012 or H1431 4. NS-1 - NOAA Puts On Hold Draft Rules to Prevent Overfishing Agency to Undertake Year-Long Study of Environmental Impact of Its Much-Criticized Proposals… Federal officials yesterday put on hold a proposed revision of regulations aimed at preventing overfishing, which had been criticized by environmentalists who said they would weaken existing protections for depleted species…
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2006 & Bill Hogarth’s Corner: NS1 This month I’d like to address two important issues: the decision on our proposal to strengthen the guidelines for compliance with National Standard 1 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and our new stewardship and sustainability awards… http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/features/billscorner/index.htm 5. Help available for DCCED Salmon Alaska Salmon Vessel Quality Upgrade Program (SAVQUP): The Department is pleased to announce the Alaska Salmon Vessel Quality Upgrade Program (SAVQUP). The Department is holding an open application period from January 1 through May 1, 2006…
http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/oed/seafood/ According to an article published in the Wrangell Sentinel but not available online, Rainforest Wild has offered help or guidance to salmon fishermen with the application process. For more info contact Rainforest Wild at (907)874-3400. DCCED Salmon
revitalization home page:
http://www.dced.state.ak.us/oed/seafood/revitalization/ 6. State shifts focus in growing Korean seafood market Neither the state of Alaska, nor any private Alaska or Seattle seafood company exhibited at the third annual Busan International Seafood and Fisheries Exposition, Nov. 24-27, in South Korea's seafood capital and second largest city…
http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/010806/hom_ 7. Europe, Japan targeted for seafood sales Seafood processors and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, banking on another year of increased sales in overseas markets, will be hawking their wares in 2006 at trade shows in Europe and Asia.
http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/010806/hom_ 8. Bad weather, holidays lead to fish famine Sounds like it's a lonely lot for the local fishmongers these past days. "It's been real quiet around here. Nothing's going on," said John Jackson, wholesale seafood manager for the Sagaya stores. "Even the fish aren't coming in." Now that's sad. But not as sad as the prices for the semi-scarce troll-caught kings… http://www.adn.com/life/story/7332380p-7244515c.html 9. AK Halibut Fishermen input wanted for economic study Decision-Making in Uncertain Circumstances: Learning from Alaskan Halibut Fishermen. Study participants wanted. My colleagues and I at Iowa State University and the University of Alaska Fairbanks are conducting a study of Alaskan Halibut fishermen. The goal of this study is to learn more about how people make important decisions in risky environments… Quinn Weninger, Associate Professor of Economics, Iowa State University…. http://cssm.iastate.edu/srs/halibut/ 10. DCCED Proposed changes to Seafood Processing and Inspection regulations Comment deadline March 2…
http://notes5.state.ak.us/pn/pubnotic.nsf/cc52605f7c156e 11. Pebble Mine ADN Commentary: Fishermen's association jumped the gun …by Donald F. Nielsen, President of the South Naknek Village Council A recent Daily News article reported that the Alaska Independent Fishermen's Marketing Association passed a resolution to the governor opposing the Pebble mine project. Northern Dynasty has not yet completed its studies to determine whether the mine can be operated safely and is continuing to look for ways to develop without harm to the fish or the environment. If they can't find a way to develop the mine safely, they would merely pack up and go home… http://www.adn.com/opinion/guest_columns/story/7350513p-7262694c.html 12. Bill combination stops mixing zones in spawning A pair of bills filed by members of the Kenai Peninsula legislative contingent would prohibit mixing zones in Alaska’s freshwater spawning areas, countering regulatory changes being considered by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.
http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/011006/ HB328 is online at:
http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?session= Cpmpanion bill SB225 is at:
http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?session= (Click on Full text for PDF or MS word docts. Announcements on DEC Mixing Zones proposed regulations are expected any day – stay tuned at the DEC Mixing zones page at:
http://www.dec.state.ak.us/water/wqsar/trireview/ 13. Feds Approve Revised Coastal Mgm't. Program The federal coastal oversight agency has given final approval to the state’s hard-fought revised coastal management plan to protect state coastal resources while providing for environmentally responsible development, Gov. Frank H. Murkowski said today. Governor Murkowski Press release: http://www.gov.state.ak.us/news.php?id=2129 See also item #43 below for Federal Register Notice on NOAA final rule on Coastal Zone Management Act Federal Consistency Regulations 14. Contentious Gulf of Alaska fishery plan still developing A federal fisheries plan to privatize lucrative groundfish fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska is moving forward slowly. There have been continued tweaks to the proposed options in a fishery deeply divided over the proposed change. At stake are the rights to participation in this $125 million fishery…
http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/010806/hom_ NPFMC Home page: http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc/ 15. Petersburg Cold storage plans move ahead Petersburg Economic Development Coordinator, Eric Phillips, is still confident about plans for the construction of a new cold storage facility after meeting with the City Council in a work session last Friday night. “The purpose of the work session was to essentially bring everybody up to speed on the project and get some agreement on what needs to be done in the immediate future to pull the project together,” said Phillips…
http://www.petersburgpilot.com/www/stories/2006/010506 16. Kodiak: Cod plentiful, prices up for 2006 season The A-season cod fishery in the Central Gulf of Alaska opened Jan. 1 for longline, pot and jig fishermen. The season opens to trawl gear on Jan. 20. http://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/?pid=19&id=2505 17. Kodiak Development Director takes closer look at harbor facilities Gaining a waterside view as the borough plans for the future meant taking advantage of a rare rainless afternoon Tuesday to cruise the harbor. Aboard his boat, the Sea Breeze, Harbormaster Marty Owen and Deputy Harbormaster Lon White showed Mary Ogle, the borough’s community development director, an overview of Kodiak’s waterfront facilities… http://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/?pid=19&id=2506 18. Kodiak Letter to the Editor by John Finley - Time for politicians to be leaders “In last week’s letter I made a reference to Sen. Gary Stevens that was incorrect. He did vote against Senate Bill 113 despite very heavy lobbying to the contrary by you-know-who, and he was one of only a few senators that did so… We’ve voiced our opposition to their plan, but what’s ours?…” http://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/?pid=19&id=2509 19. USCG: Are you ready for sea? Coast Guard helps fishermen gear up for opilio crab harvest The Coast Guard is assisting fishermen with safety preparedness during the 2005/2006 crab season in the Bering Sea and the waters off Kodiak Island. Coast Guard teams have been and will continue to conduct safety exams and training… http://www.uscgalaska.com/go/doc/780/104265/ 20. Fisherman knows what miners' families face From the safety of his home in Moses Lake, Brian Journey remembered the day his work nearly cost him his life. "It was Sept. 22, 1992. The weather was fairly nasty, and the boat went down about 6 a.m.," said Journey, a commercial fisherman for nearly 30 years… http://heraldnet.com/stories/06/01/06/100loc_b1julie001.cfm 21. BBEDC & MAP sponsor seafood workshops in Naknek, February 13-16 Two seafood workshops will be held in Naknek in February. The Seafood Marketing segment will be held February 13-14 and cover available financing, permitting regulations and practical experiences. As a follow-up to the April 2004 workshop, a "Son of Nuts and Bolts" of Seafood Processing, will be held February 15-16 and cover business management, new technology, sanitation regulations, and upcoming plans for Bristol Bay. Both workshops will take place in the Naknek Village Council building and are sponsored by the Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation and the Marine Advisory Program. The workshops are free but you must register to attend. BBEDC village residents may be eligible for funding and should contact Andy Ruby at 1-800-878-4370 or 842-4370 to register. Letters will be mailed sent to each of the 17 BBEDC communities inviting two community members to attend at BBEDC expense. Questions about the workshops should be addressed to Liz Brown in Dillingham at 842-1265. 22. Major Fisheries Changes Can Affect Whole Communities The Bering Sea crab fishery, now newly operating under a quota share plan, has been in place for just a few months, starting in August with golden king crab along the Aleutian chain, followed in mid- October by the red king crab fishery at Bristol Bay. As intended, the "rationalization" program (referred to as crab ratz) has ended the race for fish. At the same time, it has changed the traditional pace, pricing and patterns of the crab fisheries, and drastically reduced the number of players…. http://www.sitnews.us/LaineWelch/010906_fish_factor.html && Kodiak City Council hires UAA’s Knapp to study impact of crab ratz http://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/?pid=19&id=2461 23. Give fisherman more stakes in fisheries - by Donald R. Leal U.S. COASTAL fisheries are in trouble… The good news is that solutions, based on free market principles, exist. These involve assigning transferable catch quotas to individual fishermen, communities, or harvesting cooperatives. The most widely used approach, individual fishing quotas or IFQs, limits each fisherman to a percentage of the total allowable catch set each season by fishery managers. Quota holders can adjust the size of their holdings by buying and selling quotas. Those wishing to enter the fishery can buy quotas; those who want to get out can sell them. Where these IFQs have been adopted, they have transformed fishing. Seasons were extended. Alaska's halibut season went from two to three days a year to 8 months, allowing fishermen to take better care of their catch, choose the best time to fish, and operate more safely. Consumers have more fresh fish, and regulators have greater precision in controlling the overall catch. 24. Cooke Aquaculture Fundy fish farms prepare for first cod harvest An aquaculture company says the first batch of cod to be farmed in the Bay of Fundy will be ready in early February. Cod is being farmed in only a few places around the world, including Iceland and Norway. http://www.cbc.ca/nb/story/nb_codfarming20060110.html 25. Seven New Tools For Healthy Eating – COOL for Seafood … 6. More information on fish and shellfish: Seafood shoppers know more about where fish come from and whether they're wild or farmed, thanks to mandatory country-of-origin labeling. Want to buy only shrimp caught in U.S. waters, or farmed salmon from Chile rather than the North Atlantic? Now it's as easy as looking at the sign at the seafood counter… http://www.theday.com/eng/web/news/re.aspx?re=B611D72A-EE9E-44D3-B9A6-F426E14929F2 26. New Cal. law prohibits 'organic' in seafood labels A California law that went into effect Sunday prohibits labeling seafood as ''organic,'' but New Leaf Community Markets has already come up with an alternative. ''Organic-Everywhere-But-California'' is the way New Leaf's upcoming newsletter describes the Ecuadorian prawn that will be on sale at the five-store chain in Santa Cruz County in early February…
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/ 27. Norway-Russia salmon conflict may prove costly NORWEGIAN salmon producers risk losing at least three million NOK (£259.5K) per day unless salmon import restrictions applied by Russia are lifted by January 10, according to the Norwegian website Kyst.no...
http://www.fishupdate.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/3604/ & American warning for Norwegian salmon Russia is not the only nation accusing Norwegian farmed salmon of being tainted, and American researchers have renewed warnings not to eat much of the fish. The Journal of Nutrition has now recommended that consumption of Norwegian salmon be restricted to three meals a year, newspaper Dagsavisen reports…
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/business/ & Norway insists salmon is safe OSLO: Norwegian farmed salmon, which has been criticised in both the United States and Russia as being dangerous for consumption, is safe for the eating, Norwegian food authorities insisted on Wednesday… http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=39362 & Denmark approves Norwegian farmed salmon
http://www.fishupdate.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/ 28. Genetically Modified: Salmon That Grow Up Fast If Elliot Entis can win FDA approval for his quick-growing fish, he'll pave the way for other food companies working on genetically modified animals… Elliot Entis doesn't much like to think of himself as a pioneer. And aside from a single framed photo of a salmon hanging on the wall, Entis' tiny office in Waltham, Mass., offers barely a hint of what has been a labor of love since 1992. His company, Aqua Bounty Technologies, has created a breed of salmon that grows twice as fast as normal farmed salmon, because they carry part of the genetic code of another type of fish, the ocean pout.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_03/ & GM salmon on the market in 2008? http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/index.php?p=130 29. Scotland: Brankin urges Salmon industry to double efforts to prevent an outbreak of ISA The Scottish Deputy Rural Development Minister Rhona Brankin today urged the farmed salmon industry to re-double its efforts to prevent an outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) after the latest annual survey shows decreases in compliance rates in some areas.
http://www.fishupdate.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/3644/ 30. Toronto Star: Environmentally bad – farmed salmon, food chain, toxics… By feeding farmed salmon wild-caught fish, we are exacerbating our impacts on marine ecosystems The debate surrounding the health risks and benefits of salmon is distressingly myopic, failing to address three key issues…
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename 31. Salmon is a good example of farm-raised vs. wild debate Q. Is there any difference between farm-raised fish and fish caught in the wild? Specifically, is there a difference in the taste or in the nutritional values? A. Though all fish differ, and one could write a book about wild vs. farmed, it might be easiest to use salmon as an example. Wild salmon is much more flavorful than farmed and has a silky, flaky texture and a rich, mouth-filling taste. The color tends to be a deeper red, because of its natural diet of crustaceans, and the fat is marbled throughout the fish. On the downside, wild salmon is expensive, and the price fluctuates according to available supply…
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/ 32. OR: Longtime fisherman William Hall honored at reception Wilburn Hall, a longtime leader of the Newport fishing industry, was honored at a reception Sunday at the Oregon Coast Aquarium… Hall, 86, is the co-designer and developer, with his brothers Raymond and Chester, of the circular wire-mesh pot used up and down the West Coast in fishing for Dungeness crab. He was one of the first from Oregon to go fishing for crab up in Alaska, and the one who others followed when a small stream of Oregon fishers began to make their way to the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea…
http://www.newportnewstimes.com/articles/2006/01/11/ 33. WA/OR: Columbia Chinook fishery debate begins The great debate over how Columbia River spring chinook are split between sport and non-tribal commercial fishers began Friday in Salem, Ore. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission's seven members met primarily to discuss spring chinook allocation for this season, and about 50 supporters from the sport fishing industry provided testimony…
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/fishing/2002726922 &&& A Senseless Struggle Over Salmon The fierce tug-of-war over spring chinook salmon on the Columbia River does nothing but pull apart people who should be natural allies in restoring the Northwest's signature fish run…
http://www.oregonlive.com/editorials/oregonian/index.ssf?/ 34. CA: Sturgeon farmers toast beluga caviar ban Could California become the caviar capital of the world? …The 10 countries that dominate wild-caviar production were slapped this week with an international ban on exports until they prove that their sturgeon fishing is sustainable. That leaves two Northern California companies, the main U.S. producers of farm-raised sturgeon caviar, poised to become the primary source for those who crave the delicacy… http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/01/07/CAVIAR.TMP 35. New Bedford, MA: Restocking doesn’t ease overfishing concerns It’s not as glamorous as “the City that Lit the World,” but it’s still a nice way to be known: For five years, New Bedford has been the top U.S. commercial fishing port by landings value, trumping all the salmon ports in Alaska with its bounty of fish and sea scallops… Whichever way it’s done, said Patricia M. Fiorelli, spokeswoman for the New England Fishery Management Council, which regulates fishing in the region and enforces federal rules, the bottom line is the same: “We cannot have overfished fisheries. It’s not allowed.”… http://www.pbn.com/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/118856 36. Canada: Ottawa urged to ban trawlers Ocean conservation groups are hoping a new study on disappearing deep-sea fish off Canada’s east coast will prompt campaigning politicians to restrict coastal bottom trawling on both sides of the country… http://www.vicnews.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=36&cat=43&id=569910&more= 37. What do you want to see on the Alaska Quarter? - (You need not be an artist) Alaska will soon join the rest of the nation and have its own state coin. Design ideas, submitted in writing instead of a drawing, are being accepted from January 1 through February 28, 2006.
http://www.sitnews.us/1205news/121405/121405_ Downloadable entry form:
http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/alaska_coin/pub/ AK Commemorative Coin Commission Home page: http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/alaska_coin.htm 38. Laine Welch's Fish Radio –Topics from this week Thursday 1/12/06 State grants help salmon industry chill out; USDA value added grants available Wednesday 1/11/06 Beeping bar codes could soon be a common practice in AK seafood industry Tuesday 1/10/06 19 new products debut next week in Las Vegas at Symphony of Seafood Monday 1/9/06 New names could fill seats on Board of Fish, North Pacific Council Friday 1/6/06 January spotlight is on cod: world's most popular fish See: http://www.marineconservationalliance.org/fishradio.htm ….& see Laine Welch's Fish Factor at http://www.kinyradio.com/fishfactor.html 39. BOF Supplemental issues added– BSAI Pcod, Shellfish Escape, Saltwater guided sport regs. …The following topic will be addressed at the board’s Southeast and Yakutat BSAI PCod – added to SE Groundfish Ketchikan meeting beginning Feb 20; Shellfish regs – added to Statewide Dungeness Anchorage meeting beginning March 17; Saltwater guided sport –added to Statewide Dungeness Anchorage meeting beginning March 17; …In addition, notice also is given that the board will meet jointly with the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (council) on Friday, February 3, 2006, at the Fourth Avenue Theater at 630 West 4th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. Agenda items will include discussion and information exchange on creation of a Pacific cod fishery in state waters in the Aleutian Islands area, and may include other topics of mutual interest. The meeting is open to the public. The board will not take any regulatory action at this meeting…
http://notes5.state.ak.us/pn/pubnotic.nsf/cc52605f7c156e BOF Home page: http://www.boards.adfg.state.ak.us/fishinfo/index.php NPFMC Home page: http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc/ 40. ADF&G 2006 Report to the Board of Fisheries on SE-Yakutat Herring Fisheries http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/FedAidPDFs/fmr05-67.pdf 41. ADF&G Fishery Management Plan for the Commercial Tanner Crab Fishery in the Kodiak District Area J, 2006 http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/FedAidPDFs/fmr05-66.pdf 42. NMFS posts MMPA List of Fisheries for 2005 The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is publishing its final List of Fisheries (LOF) for 2005, as required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The final LOF for 2005 reflects new information on interactions between commercial fisheries and marine mammals… The LOF for 2005 is identical to the LOF for 2004 with the following exceptions… The following fisheries are elevated from Category III to Category II: ``AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Flatfish Trawl Fishery,'' ``AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Pollock Trawl Fishery,'' ``AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Greenland Turbot Longline Fishery,'' ``AK Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands Pacific Cod Longline Fishery,'' and ``AK Bering Sea Sablefish Pot Fishery.''
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800 43. NOAA Final Rule on Coastal Zone Management Act Federal Consistency Regulations Federal Register Notice:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/ 44. NOAA: Cape Sarichef fishing restrictions ended NOAA Fisheries has re-opened an area that was closed for part of the year to directed trawl, pot and hook-and-line fishing near Cape Sharichef on Unimak Island. The special closure, enacted for implementation of a multi-year research project, was originally scheduled to close groundfish fishing in the area from March 15-31, 2006. http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/newsreleases/capesarichef0106.htm 45. Call for 2007-2008 Subsistence Fishery Proposals The office of Subsistence Management is accepting proposals from Tuesday, January 4, 2006 through Friday March 24, 2006 to change Federal regulations for the subsistence harvest of fish and shellfish on Federal public lands. The proposed changes are for the 2007-2008 regulatory year (April 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008)… http://alaska.fws.gov/asm/law.cfm?fpf=1 46. Ketchikan Indian Community to conduct Subsistence Usage Study The Ketchikan Indian Community (KIC) will be conducting a study of subsistence usage of fish and wildlife resources in the Ketchikan area excluding Saxman. The project is funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs…
http://www.sitnews.us/0106Viewpoints/010706_cheryl 47. Marine Science in Alaska symposium, Anchorage January 22-25 http://www.gem.state.ak.us/Symposium/ 48. NOAA names John H. Dunnigan Assistant Administrator for NOAA's National Ocean Service http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2558.htm 49. NOAA’s Marine Aquaculture Program Competitive Grants The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is currently seeking proposals for the 2006 Marine Aquaculture Program, which is an open competition for up to $4 million in grants to be awarded in 2006. Coordinated by the NOAA Aquaculture Program and NOAA Research, the 2006 grants competition will focus on demonstration projects and innovative research for the development of environmentally and economically sustainable marine aquaculture in nearshore, open water, and terrestrial environments… The deadline for preliminary proposals is February 28, 2006. The deadline for full proposals is April 13, 2006. Institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, commercial organizations, Federal, State, local and Indian tribal governments, and individuals are eligible to apply. 50. NOAA Offers Free Navigational Charts on Web Mariners can now get free electronic downloads of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Raster Navigational Charts. A raster chart is a digitally scanned image of a paper nautical chart used by mariners for navigation. http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/releases2006/jan06/noaa06-001.html User agreement & Chart download page: http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/Raster/download.htm 51. MMRC: Steller Sea Lion Research six part movie series - Episode 3: Panning for Gold One of the best ways to determine what goes into the diet of a Steller sea lion is to measure what comes out the other end. This procedure, called scat analysis, helps scientists to better understand what sea lions eat. In the long run, it may help to conserve wild populations… http://www.marinemammal.org/2006/panning.php (Quicktime movie) Marine Mammal Research Consortium home page: http://www.marinemammal.org/ 52. FAS Online – Norway Fishery Products Annual 2005 “…Over the past two years, the weak Norwegian krona has helped Norwegian seafood exports. Despite recent strengthening of the krona, growth in exports is continuing, thanks to increased salmon demand in the major export markets. Norway's total salmon exports increased again in 2004, reaching a record level of 440,780 MT valued at NOK 11.1 billion (US$ 1.6 billion), compared to 415,000 MT valued at NOK 10.1 billion (US$ 1.4 billion) in 2003…
http://www.fas.usda.gov/ffpd/Fish-Circular/Market_News/market.html#NORWAY%20FISHERY% 53. DEC Public Notice re NPDES Wastewater Disposal Permit Modification, Sitka The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Water, has received a Notice of Intent to modify a NPDES Wastewater Disposal General Permit Authorization under Alaska Statutes 46.03. Comments regarding the mixing zone applied for in the Notice of Intent must be sent to ADEC within 30 days of the first publication of this notice. A copy of the draft authorization is available upon request… Deadline for written comments January 30, 2006 by 5 pm
http://notes5.state.ak.us/pn/pubnotic.nsf/cc52605f7c15 54. Board of Fisheries Call for Proposals for 2006-2007 – Deadline April 10, 2006 Bristol Bay, Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim, and Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Islands Finfish Areas and Statewide Finfish Regulations http://www.boards.adfg.state.ak.us/fishinfo/meetinfo/fcall.php 55. CFEC Public Meeting Schedule 1/26, 2/16, 3/2, 3/23, 4/13
http://notes5.state.ak.us/pn/pubnotic.nsf/cc52605f7c156e 56. USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service Value added grant applications The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) announces the availability of approximately $19.475 million in competitive grant funds for fiscal year (FY) 2006 to help independent agricultural producers enter into value-added activities. Of this amount, $1.5 million is set aside for applicants requesting $25,000 or less. Awards may be made for planning activities or for working capital expenses, but not for both. The maximum grant amount for a planning grant is $100,000 and the maximum grant amount for a working capital grant is $300,000…Deadline March 31
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/ 57. SMART GEAR: Wildlife-saving fishing concepts could net prizes …The best idea will net the winner $25,000; two runners up each will receive $5,000 cash prizes… http://www.adn.com/money/industries/fishing/story/7256059p-7167755c.html See SmartGear home page at http://www.smartgear.org 58. USCG District 17 MSO & AMSEA Safety Trainings announcement: The Southeast Alaska tanner & golden king crab opener will occur on Feb. 10th this year vs. Feb. 15th opener of many years. MSO Juneau will be conducting a town meeting for commercial fishermen in Petersburg, on Fri. Jan. 20th. Topics of discussion will include stability concerns/ SCC's (Safety Compliance Checks) and the Dockside Safety Program. A port visit will commence in Petersburg, Feb. 1 thru Feb 10th. Teams will be conducting SCC's, monitoring vessel stability concerns, and they also will be conducting courtesy dockside exams. AMSEA Drill Instructor Classes Planned January 31 – February 1 – Kake 10 hour Feb 11 - 12 - Cordova February 5 – 7 Petersburg 10 hour, one for community and one for hs students Feb 22 - 24 - Bethel – 10 hour March 17 – Sitka 10 hour March 27 – Toksook – 10 hour March 28 – Tununak – 10 hour March 29 – Eek – 10 hour March 30 – Quinhagok – 10 hour February no date yet – Sitka MSIT class for SARDFA March 13-20, 2006 – Seward MSIT class Contact: Larry Snyder (907) 463-2448 or Tim Clepper (907) 225-4406
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