“While the council’s failure to rein in the pollock trawl fleet’s prolific bycatch and unpermitted dragging of the seafloor is frustrating, it is not surprising. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council process is not designed to allow for the nimble and...
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Written comments on these supplemental proposals are encouraged to be submitted by December 30, 2022. However, written comments may also be submitted during the meeting. Comments can be submitted through the board’s website at http://www.boardoffisheries.adfg.alaska.gov. ...
assistance was needed.
“Every individual moment seemed to last forever, but the experience as a whole seemed to take no time at all,” said Hunsaker. “Chief Wereda is an excellent adventurer and outdoorsman, as well as a dedicated Coast Guardsman. Without question he saved...
The approximately eight-month-old, 32-pound cub was found to be generally in good body condition but had hemorrhaging along the left side of the skull and a swollen brain. Laboratory analysis results found the bear to be negative for rabies and canine...
Amendment 123 is consistent with the Council’s purpose and need statement for this amendment. It will prevent halibut PSC from becoming a larger proportion of total removals in the BSAI as halibut abundance declines. The Amendment 80 halibut PSC limit should...
Over the past 20 years, rural and especially indigenous communities have steadily lost access to Alaska’s fisheries, a loss that has eliminated commercial fishing from some communities and reduced subsistence access and food security across the State,” commented Linda Behnken, ASFT...