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NOAA's new plan for the Cook Inlet Economic Exclusion Zone would involve federal management of commercial salmon fishing in the area. It's taking public comment on the plan through Dec. 18.
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The lack of action means a plan to delegate management of the fishery to the federal government will head to the feds for approval — a plan fishermen and council members say could severely restrict the fishery.
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Fishermen who use Skipper Science can log observations about what they see on the water. The app's creators hope it can also be a way to include more local voices in the fishing management process.
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At its April meeting, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council will consider possible ways to move forward with management of Upper Cook Inlet’s federal waters — which the federal council voted to close to commercial salmon fishing in 2020.
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The program will allow charter operators in the Gulf of Alaska and Southeast Alaska to buy halibut quota from commercial fishermen through what's called a recreational quota entity.
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The reopening of the fishery this summer was just a temporary fix. And once again, UCIDA and the feds are at odds over what comes next.
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The proposed revision addresses the impacts of bycatch and climate change on fisheries, and would add two Alaska Native representatives to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. But it's path through the broader Congress is far from certain.
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The proposed revision addresses the impacts of bycatch and climate change on fisheries, and would add two Alaska Native representatives to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. But it's path through the broader Congress is far from certain.
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Federal fishery managers might change how they divvy up halibut available for harvest in the Gulf of Alaska. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council…
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The council that manages fishing in federal waters voted to link groundfish trawl fishing in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to halibut abundance…