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23Aug

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$106M in Federal Funds Earmarked for West Coast, Alaska Salmon Recovery

Federal funds totaling over $106 million for 16 West Coast and Alaska state and tribal salmon recovery programs is being made available under the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) through the Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The funds, including $34.4 million under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and $7.5 million under the Inflation Reduction Act, are earmarked to support recovery and conservation of Pacific salmon and steelhead in Alaska, California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The Biden administration’s Aug. 17 announcement includes over $2 billion for fish passage investments nationwide. The programs and projects are specifically to benefit Central California Coast coho salmon, Sacramento River winter run ...

Alaska Wildlife Troopers Cite Harvesters for Discarding Commercially Caught Salmon

16Aug

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Alaska Wildlife Troopers Cite Harvesters for Discarding Commercially Caught Salmon

Alaska Wildlife Troopers say that as part of a summer enforcement program, they conducted boardings in the Alaska Peninsula and Unimak Island commercial salmon fishery known as Area M, and issued citations in nine incidents where commercially caught fish were discarded. The trooper report issued this past week said that collectively, troopers boarded over 100 commercial vessels, with some 300 commercial fishermen contacted and 21 citations issued. Of those 21 citations, nine were issued to captains and crew who were observed discarding commercially caught salmon from their vessels after the fish were brought on board. Alaska Department of Public Safety spokesperson Austin McDaniel said all nine individuals cited for dumping commercially caught fish must appear before a judge, and...

New Bill Would Permanently Ban Some Mining Projects to Protect Oregon Salmon

2Aug

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New Bill Would Permanently Ban Some Mining Projects to Protect Oregon Salmon

Legislation now before the U.S. House of Representatives would ensure that certain federal lands in Southwest Oregon are permanently “withdrawn” from eligibility for mining. Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Ore., who introduced the Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act (SOWSPA) on July 27, said the bill would protect high-quality salmon and steelhead strongholds, clean drinking water in the outdoor recreation and tourism economy, and a high concentration of rare plants in the area of the Rogue, Smith, Illinois and Chetco National Wild and Scenic Rivers. Rep. Jared Huffman, D-CA, a cosponsor of the bill, said it is hard to overstate the ecological, cultural and economic importance of salmon and their habitat in this watershed. “It’s hard to overstate the ecological, cultural...

Preliminary Alaska Commercial Salmon Harvest Count Jumps to Over 60M Fish

19Jul

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Preliminary Alaska Commercial Salmon Harvest Count Jumps to Over 60M Fish

Commercial salmon harvest in Alaska has reached an estimated total of over 60 million fish, up more than 24 million fish through Monday, July 17 from a week earlier, with increased harvests from Southwest to Southeast to the Central region, according to Alaska Department of Fish and Game data. ADF&G biologists reported a preliminary harvest through July 17 that included 39 million sockeyes, over 14 million pink salmon, 6.7 million chums, 124,000 Chinooks and over 14,000 pinks. In the central region alone, the preliminary count rose by over 20 million salmon, up from 31.6 million fish on July 11 to 52.6 million fish by July 17. In Bristol Bay, the Nushagak District led with a total of 11.4 million fish delivered to processors, up from 9.2 million fish. The Naknek-Kvichak Distr...

$206M for Pacific Salmon Recovery Included in Draft Federal Funding Bill

19Jul

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$206M for Pacific Salmon Recovery Included in Draft Federal Funding Bill

More than $206 million for salmon recovery and marine habitat restoration are included in the draft Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies funding bill for fiscal year 2024 that was passed by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on July 13. Sen. Patty Murray, who chairs the appropriations committee, said the funds, which are via the U.S. Department of Commerce, are a top priority for her. Murray (D-Wash.) has long made clear that she believes the federal government must play a role in funding salmon recovery efforts, particularly as part of its obligation to sovereign tribes. The package includes $76 million for National Marine Fisheries Service’s Pacific Salmon account, a $4 million increase over fiscal year 2023 funding levels, to support the agency’s work with End...

Alaska’s Commercial Wild Salmon Harvest Hits 11M and Rising

5Jul

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Alaska’s Commercial Wild Salmon Harvest Hits 11M and Rising

Demand for fresh wild Alaska sockeye salmon remains strong, yet harvesters are wary of what the payout will be, given the amount of the 2022 fish still unsold. Some grocery chains, including Carrs-Safeway and Fred Meyer, a Kroger supermarket in Anchorage, were offering customers the option of refreshed 2022 sockeye fillets this past week, when they ran low on fresh red salmon, but prices varied widely, with some stores selling 2022 sockeye fillets for as much as $17.99 a pound, compared to $15.99 a pound for the fresh reds that were sold out. Customers with store membership cards received a discount of several dollars. Meanwhile, wild salmon bound for their natal streams kept on coming. The preliminary statewide commercial salmon harvest, estimated by the Alaska Department of ...

Alaska Statewide Salmon Harvest Now Tops 5M Fish

28Jun

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Alaska Statewide Salmon Harvest Now Tops 5M Fish

Commercial fisheries harvests are increasing from Bristol Bay to the westward region fisheries of the Alaska Peninsula and the Kodiak area, with over five million salmon already delivered to processors. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game put the preliminary harvest totals through Monday, June 26 at 2.8 million sockeye, more than two million chum, 182,000 pink and 29,000 Chinook salmon. The total preliminary catch for the central region, including Bristol Bay, Cook Inlet and Prince William Sound, stood at nearly 3.6 million fish. Prince William Sound had 2.7 million fish, including 1.8 million chum, 833,000 sockeye, 19,000 pink and 7,000 Chinook, mostly from the Copper River drift district. Bristol Bay, where commercial fishing officially opened on June 1, had some 819,000 ...

14Jun

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Copper River Reds Still in High Demand

Demand for Copper River sockeye salmon fillets remains high, with some shoppers ordering on average 12-15 pounds of the succulent fish at $12.95 a pound, as salmon aficionados remain mindful that when they’re gone, they’re gone. The celebrated red salmon fillets, in what is well known as the season opener for commercial salmon fishing in Alaska, was selling in mid-June for $11.95 a pound at Costco stores, $12.95 a pound at 10th & M Seafoods, $13.99 a pound at New Sagaya, all in Anchorage, and $29.99 a pound at the Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle. Fishmongers at 10th & M Seafoods in Anchorage said sockeye fillet orders were averaging 12-15 pounds, while at Seattle’s Pike Place Fish Market orders were averaging three-to-five pounds. The online seafood market FishEx in Ancho...

BBRSDA Offers Updated 2023 Retail Plan for Summer of Sockeye

14Jun

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BBRSDA Offers Updated 2023 Retail Plan for Summer of Sockeye

The Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association laid out its 2023 marketing tool kit in late May in advance of another robust harvest of millions of wild Alaska sockeye salmon. The tool kit, designed for the BBRSDA by Rising Tide Communications in Anchorage, includes grilling instructions, sockeye recipes for salads, burgers, tacos and curried red salmon, detailed harvester profiles, sustainability information and more. The kits also include posters, recipe cards, Bristol Bay salmon informational cards, retail posters of Bristol Bay harvesters and Bristol Bay sockeye salmon stickers which retailers can order online. The kits are free to everyone selling Bristol Bay salmon, and can be ordered online at https://marketing.bristolbaysockeye.org/point-of-sale-form or by emailing...

Application Period Opens for Pacific Salmon Commission Grants

31May

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Application Period Opens for Pacific Salmon Commission Grants

Applications for four grant fund programs offered through the Pacific Salmon Commission are being accepted for projects to enhance wild salmon stocks and their habitat, with deadlines ranging from Sept. 6 through Nov. 1. The call for proposals for the Southern Endowment Fund, for southern British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and Idaho’s Snake River Basin, as well as the Northern Endowment Funds for the area from Cape Suckling, Alaska, to Cape Caution, British Columbia, is Sept. 6. The annual grant programs support projects related to salmon stocks in the United States and Canada, within the respective geographic areas covered by each endowment fund. These funds are earmarked to support projects aligned with specific goals, objectives and priorities, including improving resource manage...