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This Week On the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Executive Silence About Decisions On the Makeup of the North Pacific Management Council’s Advisory Panel https://www.npfmc.org/

  Traditional Knowledge will now be included in management plans by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. Record breaking temperatures around Alaska are hard on a lot of Alaskans not used to the high temps. But it’s even worse for Kuskokwim salmon which suffered heart attacks from warm water temps. Apparently salmon don’t function well in water temps past 70 …

A camera used for electronic monitoring in place of a live observer. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The tanner crab fishery opened last year for the first time in the Kodiak Management Area since 2013, and some tanner crab fishermen are pushing for more thorough observer coverage in the trawl sector. This weekend at a North Pacific …

Panel at convention center. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Easing entry into the fishing industry is one strand of conversation that’s been continuing after hours while the North Pacific Fishery Management Council is in town. Members of the council spoke with the public at a community outreach and listening session yesterday to discuss the halibut and sablefish …

A fishing boat passes by Port Lions. (Photo by Bo Joyner / U.S. Air Force) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Governor Bill Walker recently selected his nominations for two seats on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and chose Tom Panamaroff as an alternate. Panamaroff is Koniag’s regional and legislative affairs executive and says Koniag has become more involved in the council’s process …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is trying to figure out the best way to use video and camera technology for catch monitoring, and it’s on the brink of transitioning into a regulated program. Members of the council spoke at ComFish last week and elaborated on its efforts. Bill Tweit, council vice chair, explained they’ve been working on …

Coming up this week – how good of a guy do you have to be to get endorsed for a new government job by both the draggers and community fish co-op types? I mean really? Alaska’s pink salmon disaster continues to make its way up the flagpole, and you, yes you, could get your crewman’s license for free this year. …

Coming up this week, the Brexit vote may mean the UK is leaving the EU, but Alaska seafood is still headed there. Linda Behnken and Theresa Peterson, have taken on new roles in fishery policy circles, and we meet the new ISER chief. We had help from KCAW’s Robert Woolsey in Sitka and KDLG’s Shaylon Cochran in Dillingham.

The U.S. Secretary of Commerce announced Monday the appointment of 19 new and returning members to the eight regional fishery management councils around the country that advise the National Marine Fisheries Service. In Alaska those appointments to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council went to Buck Laukitis of Homer and Theresa Peterson of Kodiak. Peterson had previously served for seven …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Two Alaskans were re-appointed, and a Washington State man was named to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council Monday. The announcements were made by Sam Rauch, deputy assistant administrator for NOAA Fisheries. Dan Hull and Ed Dersham, both of Anchorage, were reappointed to designated Alaskan seats on the council, while Craig Cross was appointed to a Washington-designated seat. …