SeaShare Names E&E Foods 2020 Donor of the Year
Non-profit SeaShare named E&E Foods its 2020 Donor of the Year. Last year, the company donated 232,000 seafood servings to food banks and feeding centers.
Dunleavy Launches Yet Another Assault on Wild Alaskan Salmon
On January 15, the Dunleavy Administration welcomed-in 2021 with new proposed rules to strip Alaskans of our rights to keep water in our streams and lakes to protect our fish (see original post, below).
Now, in response to strong public pushback, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has extended the public comment period until April 2, 2021 and issued a response to various questions presented about the proposed rules.
ASA Letter to City Council
I am writing on behalf of the Alaska Salmon Alliance (ASA) to request you join our effort to keep the historic salmon drift gill net fishery open in Cook Inlet. As hard as it might be to believe, the State of Alaska has recently submitted a proposal to do just that- close the historic salmon fishery in Cook Inlet in order to avoid following mandated best practices for managing salmon fisheries. This letter is to provide background on the issue and request your support to keep the historic salmon fishery healthy for the benefit of our local industry and our communities.
United Cook Inlet Drift Association | Update on status of North Pacific Fishery Council decision made on December 7, 2020
The UCIDA office team, Board members, retired ADFG staff, UCIDA and CIFF members and many other volunteers have been working hard over the past 4 years to convince the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council (NPFMC or Council) to carry out the instructions from the Ninth Circuit Court to develop a Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Cook Inlet salmon fishery “throughout its range.” The Ninth Circuit Court order was clear that the Council and NMFS must produce an FMP for the entire fishery in Cook Inlet. In the Magnuson-Stevens Act, “fishery” is defined as:
Alaska’s Congressional Delegation Helps Pass Act Aiding Next Generation Of Fishermen
The Young Fisherman’s Act made its way through Congress over the weekend. The legislation’s aim is to create a national grant program that supports training, education, and workforce development in the commercial fishing industry.