Recycled fishing nets from Cordova will soon help launch a new clothing line
Fish Factor: The Copper River Watershed Project is “refreshing” its net recycling program underway for a decade that’s been backed by the Pacific Marine States Commission.
In survey, Alaska fishermen offer guidance for use of pandemic relief funds
Concerns this year shifted to loss of income (75%), preventing the spread of coronavirus in coastal communities (69%), and bad policy decisions being made while fishermen are distracted (58%).
Trump administration renews push for expanding U.S. aquaculture
A group of 25 senators is trying to get an additional $3 billion for the seafood industry from the next relief package.
Alaska halibut gets battered by foreign imports - including a new Russian fishery
Along with the big losses in the lucrative restaurant trade due to coronavirus fears, sales of fresh Pacific halibut to established markets on the East Coast were toppled by a flood of less expensive fish.
COVID-19 cuts value of Alaska salmon permits in an erratic market
One brokerage lists 26 Bristol Bay drift permits for sale, of which eight are offered for lease as temporary Emergency Medical Transfers by captains who can’t or won’t travel from the Lower 48.
Strict new pandemic rules are in place for Alaska fishermen and their vessels
To protect communities, the mandates stipulate that crew can only leave the vessel for essential purposes.
Alaska’s 2020 salmon catch expected to be down 36% after a big 2019 season
Fish Factor: The Copper River’s famous harvest typically commands the highest prices of the year at high-end restaurants and markets, but there’s little confidence in strong salmon sales amid the COVID chaos.
Alaska trade group provides seafood industry updates on COVID-19 protocols, new benefits for fishermen
Fish Factor: Meanwhile, fishing has been ongoing for Alaska pollock, cod, perch, rockfish and a big mix of other whitefish from the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea.
Call for comments on cod disaster funds and coronavirus impacts
The state of Alaska wants input on plans to distribute nearly $24.5 million in federal disaster relief funds for stakeholders and communities hurt by the 2018 Gulf of Alaska cod crash.
US seafood industry gets $300 million in coronavirus relief, hopes for more protections
Fishery recipients in the relief bill include tribes, persons, communities, processors, aquaculture and other related businesses.
Alaska halibut fishermen face a flattened market and fire-sale prices amid coronavirus crisis
Fish Factor: The first fish of the season typically attract the highest prices, but that’s not the case in this time of coronavirus chaos.
Fake-seafood producers are pushing back against laws requiring accurate labeling
Good Catch Foods positions itself as a “seafood" company, and New Wave Foods calls itself “shellfish, evolved.”