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5Jan

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From the Editor: Cook Inlet Fishing

A decision that was finalized by federal regulators a couple of months ago is likely to have very negative ramifications for anglers in Cook Inlet, and in my opinion, should be rescinded before it goes into effect during the upcoming salmon season. In November, a rule was finalized by NOAA Fisheries that prohibits commercial salmon fishing in the federal waters of Cook Inlet during the 2022 salmon season. The area, which is three nautical miles to 200 nautical miles off Alaska, is referred to as the Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The State of Alaska would continue to manage Cook Inlet salmon fishery sectors within state waters, from the shoreline to three nautical miles out. The measure will be in place for the 2022 Cook Inlet EEZ commercial salmon fishery. It affects t...

1Dec

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From the Editor: OC Fishing Reopens

The commercial fishing industry in Southern California received some good news in late November when the state Department of Fish and Wildlife reopened an area that had been closed for nearly two months due to an oil spill off the coast of the Orange County city of Huntington Beach. The closure, which was officially lifted at midday on Nov. 30, began on Oct. 3. It prohibited the take of all fish and shellfish from Huntington Beach to Dana Point, including the shorelines and offshore areas and all bays. At the time of the closure, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) had determined that a threat to public health from consuming fish in the affected area was likely. On Oct. 5 and Oct. 7, the original closure area was expanded to include about 650 square miles ...

24Nov

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From the Editor: PME Recap

If you were fortunate enough to attend this year’s Pacific Marine Expo, I hope that you found the experience both productive and informative. Since it’s one of the largest and longest running commercial fishing and commercial marine trade shows on the West Coast, I had planned to be there on the first day of the show, Nov. 18, in Seattle. But then something happened. A few hours before my flight, I woke up with a horrible feeling in my midsection that turned out to be food poisoning. The day before, I ate something that I’d grabbed the back of the ‘fridge, and that something had an expiration date that had already passed a few days earlier. (No, it wasn’t fish.) So rather than get on a flight to Seattle and risk upsetting the boiling cauldron that my stomach had become, I stayed b...

10Nov

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From the Editor: Pacific Marine Expo

As you may know if you’re involved in the commercial fishing industry, one of the largest and longest running commercial fishing and commercial marine trade shows on the West Coast, Pacific Marine Expo, takes place Nov. 18-20 in Seattle. And this year, for the first time ever, Maritime Publishing will be in attendance. As a reminder, San Diego-based Maritime Publishing took ownership of Fishermen’s News as well as its sister publication, Pacific Maritime, several months ago. Maritime’s parent company is Training Resources Limited Maritime Institute, or TRLMI, a San Diego-based technical school that offers U.S. Coast Guard-approved courses for both professional and recreational mariners. Members of TRLMI staff will be manning Booth 220 during this year’s expo, and tagging along at the...

From the Editor: SoCal Commercial Fishing is in Crisis

6Oct

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From the Editor: SoCal Commercial Fishing is in Crisis

Before this summer, commercial fishing in Southern California was already at a disadvantage compared to other areas along the West Coast due to various factors. But the massive oil spill off the coast of Orange County in early October, in addition to an acute backlog of dozens of container ships anchored near the Long Beach and Los Angeles seaports, may be helping put the SoCal commercial fishing industry in a state of crisis. It truly doesn’t bode well for commercial fishing communities in Los Angeles and Orange counties if the fishing waters off the coast are soiled by thick globs of oil. Not to mention the fact that shipping lanes are so clogged that ultra-large container vessels have to drop anchor in and around those lanes several nautical miles before they arrive at their desti...

1May

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From the Editor

A new beginning…and a continuation. That’s what this issue of Fishermen’s News represents. First, it’s a new beginning because the magazine has changed ownership. As you may know, Philips Publishing has sold the magazine to San Diego-based Maritime Publishing. Maritime Publishing is a division of Training Resources Limited, the largest privately held provider of maritime training in the Western United States. The magazine’s new publisher is Dave Abrams, the CEO of Training Resources Maritime Institute. He’s a former U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer and a certified instructor with the National Safe Boating Council, as well as an authorized instructor for the USCG Auxiliary Boating Skills & Seamanship program. So why would Dave enter publishing? His interest arose out of a desire to ...