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ALASKA: Rough Seas Ahead for Seafood Processing

June 11, 2024 โ€” Not too long ago, Alaskaโ€™s salmon fishery was at a high. The record for the largest salmon run was set in 2018, and again in 2021, and again in 2022. It wasnโ€™t just Bristol Bay; across Western Alaska, sockeye and pink salmon populations reached historic levels between 2021 and 2022, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

But all good things must come to an end.

The sockeye salmon run in Bristol Bay is forecast to be millions of fish short of the 2023 season, although the run is still supposed to be above the ten-year average, according to the Alaska Department of Fish & Game.

Thatโ€™s not the only place in the state that will see lower numbers. A weak pink salmon run on Kodiak Island drove OBI Seafoods to close its seafood processing plant in Larsen Bay, according to CEO John Hanrahan. However, the company will keep its plant in the City of Kodiak open.

Read the full article at Alaska Business

U.S. Coast Guard Sets Up Anti-Illegal Fishing Center for Indo-Pacific

October 24, 2023 โ€” The U.S. Coast Guard has opened a dedicated unit on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in order to support the serviceโ€™s expanding consultation and assistance mission in the Western Pacific. The new Illegal Unreported Unregulated Fisheries Center of Expertise (IUUF COE) is based on Ford Island in Honolulu, where it will be well positioned to advise Coast Guard units and American allies in the far reaches of the Pacific.

The service has also set up a specialized environmental response unit (Marine Environmental Response Regional Activities Center, or MER RAC) to advise partner nationsโ€™ response personnel and help them set up preparations for incidents in their own home waters.

Read the full article at Maritime Executive

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