Fish News
ASA Questions to SB90
Regarding SB 90, we have consulted with our legal team and have concerns and questions as to how this bill will impact the remaining fishery and industry should it pass and be out into law. We encourage legislators to carefully weigh the intended and potentially unintended consequences of this bill by seeking answers to the following questions. We appreciate your consideration.
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AK DFG: Upper Subdistrict Set Gillnet Gear Reduction Options for 2019
The Kenai River Late-Run King Salmon Management Plan was developed to ensure the achievement of the Kenai River late-run king salmon sustainable escapement goal while providing reasonable harvest opportunity for all stakeholders.
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History of Fishing
The wild Pacific salmon of Cook Inlet have been sustaining inhabitants of this region for thousands of years. For over 150 years these salmon have been feeding people all over the world.
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Federal reports update seafood economy
The U.S. seafood industry’s contribution to the nation’s economy sank a bit, while Alaska’s output increased slightly and dollar values held steady. An eagerly anticipated annual report released in early May by NOAA Fisheries measures the economic impacts of U.S. commercial and recreational fisheries. It highlights values, jobs, and sales for 2015, along with a 10-year snapshot of comparisons. A second report provides the status of U.S. fish stocks for 2016.
read moreFisheries board says no to emergency petition on Copper River fishery
Fisheries board says no to emergency petition on Copper River fishery The Cordova Times By Margaret Bauman – May 17, 2017 The close of the day during the Copper River opener in May 2016 was...
read moreJohn Sackton’s Presentation to SWAMC March 2017
Sackton Fisheries in the Global Economy
read moreASA’s 2016 Year in Review Newsletter
December 2016 Newsletter
read moreFish and Game recommends big-fish Kenai king goal
Fish and Game recommends big-fish Kenai king goal Posted: November 16, 2016 – 8:25pm By ELIZABETH EARL Peninsula Clarion The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is recommending putting a...
read moreADFG 2017 Sockeye Salmon Forecast
ADFG predicts lowest sockeye salmon harvest in 15 years By: DJ Summers Alaska Journal of Commerce Post date: Tue, 11/15/2016 – 2:45pm Forecasts for Upper Cook Inlet sockeye salmon have dropped...
read moreBoard of Fisheries Work Session in Soldotna
Public weighs in at Board of Fisheries Posted: October 18, 2016 – 9:35pm | Updated: October 18, 2016 – 9:50pm Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Dozens of people from around...
read moreBoard of Directors
Norm Darch, Executive Director
Mike Simpson, E&E Foods, VP of Alaska Operations (President)
Erik Huebsch, Kasilof Drift boat owner (Vice-President)
Janet Carroll, OBI Foods (Board Member)
Joseph Person, Setnet Fisherman (Board Member)
Richard King, Rogue Wave Processing (Board Member)
Robert Nathanson, OBI Foods (Alternate Member)
Ryan Doktor, E&E Foods, Plant manager (Alternate Member)
The Economic Value of Alaska's Seafood Industry
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) is a public-private partnership between the State of Alaska and the Alaska seafood industry established to foster economic development of the state’s most valuable renewable natural resource.
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