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AK sockeye salmon market faces wild card with Fraser River run
Salmon fishermen were back out on the Copper River yesterday/Monday hoping for a catch of 33-thousand sockeyes. The first 12-hour opener last Thursday was slow going – 510 landings yielded a total take of 27-thousand reds, down 16% from the forecast, and just 1,000 kings. Advance prices for the first fish dipped a bit to $3.50 a pound for sockeyes and $6.00 for kings. That compares to $4.00 and $6 to $7 last year. Read more here 22:01
This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. Reality TV brings Alaska’s toughest longline fishermen to Greenland.
A new pilot featuring Alaska fisherman will take them half way across the world to the iceberg filled waters of Greenland. A recent ad in the local paper is seeking the best and bravest halibut longliners, stating “Crybabies need not apply.” “We are looking for Alaska halibut fisherman that have braved the waters of Alaska and are looking for the next great challenge.” Listen, and read more here 19:22
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – AK salmon season officially gets underway May 15; Cordova hopping!
Alaska’s 2014 (“Cordova hopping”) salmon season officially got underway at 7am today with the first 12 hour opener at the Copper River. Cordova is home base for the famous fishery. The town has doubled in size over the past few weeks, the weather is great, the feeling in the air is electric with everybody getting their boats ready to go and some have already headed out. Listen, and Read more here 20:59
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Big plans for marketing all those pinks.
Selling last summer’s record catch of 226 million pink salmon has prompted lots of creative thinking. Recognizing that there is a whole lot of pink salmon out there from the record fun, ASMI has put forward $1.5 million additional to promote pink salmon, and canned pinks specifically, both domestically and overseas. 2 Listen to Laine here 21:26
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch …The reds start running this week at the Copper River – a market outlook
It’s hard to believe but Thursday marks the official start of Alaska’s 2014 salmon season with a 12 hour opener at the Copper River. The year’s first fresh sockeye salmon will be flown out and featured in markets far and wide. Read more here 16:47
This is Laine Welch. I’m Laine Welch – Commercial fishing stomps sport fishing economically.
A breakdown of the annual report called ‘Fisheries Economics of the US’ shows once and for all that in terms of value, jobs, sales and income, the commercial sector far outscores recreational fishing. Read more here 18:08
Graying of the Fleet project aims at young fishermen
As older fishermen retire from the business, fewer young people are recruiting in. The average age of Alaska permit holders is 47 — and there are twice as many permit holders aged 45 to 60 as there are between 30 and 44. The issue – dubbed the Graying of the Fleet. Read more here 09:02
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Pink salmon diets take a direct hit.
Now, a federal study reveals its first signs on how corrosive oceans are affecting sea life – and it points to big trouble for pink salmon. NOAA announced this week the first evidence that the high acid content in the Pacific Ocean is dissolving the shells of tiny free-swimming snails called pteropods. Listen to Laine here 17:10
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch — Big price increases for halibut and black cod –
Halibut prices are up by more than a dollar a pound compared to the same time last year. Fresh fish have been moving smoothly and demand is steady, said one major buyer at Kodiak. Dock prices at Kodiak were reported,,Listen and Read more here 19:11
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Setnet ban gets day in Court; Togiak herring price tanks
A push to ban setnet fishing in urban Alaska regions got a Superior Court hearing this week. Turning to Togiak,,, Read more here 17:34
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Values of fishing permits and IFQs are on the rise.
Alaska salmon permit values are increasing in many regions; likewise quota shares of halibut Listings by four brokers show that Bristol Bay drift permits are valued at about $134,000 by the state and listed for sale at 150,000 to $170,000. That compares to $90,000 this past January. Read more here 17:26
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch — A much smaller salmon catch is expected this year – projection for 2014 down 47%
Alaska’s total salmon catch for this year is projected to be down by almost half of the 2013 haul. State fishery managers are calling for an all species harvest of just under 133 million salmon, down about 47% from last year’s record haul of 283 million fish. Read more here 17:40
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Three from her today. ( She’s a busy gal!)
BIOp break, Status quo for BOF… more fish news, A new bi-op, Board of Fish names and a big name comes back to Bristol Bay. here Herring, byproducts boosted by AK legislature, Silencing Alaskans bill stalled,A look at fish issues before the Alaska legislature. here Seiners can sign on for first ever pollock fishery! Deadline 4/11,Seiners fishing for pollock? Sign up now. here 17:10
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch … On the cusp of a catch share plan for Gulf groundfish.
Next week stakeholders and federal managers will begin crafting a bycatch reduction plan for trawl groundfish fisheries in the Gulf. It will be some kind of catch share plan, and as the main delivery port for those fish, Kodiak residents are getting involved from the get go. Read more here 15:22
This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. Sitka Herring prices could hurt the haul. Sitka’s Seiners Deliver Big, But at What Price?
As of Friday Sitka’s sac roe herring fishery had just under 3 thousand tons left to deliver. Seiners have had no problem catching the nice 16,000 ton haul this year. The quick season has been a good one with good quality fish and excellent roe counts. The big problem fishermen are facing is the roe market itself. Listen, and read more here 16:06
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch … Alaska crabbers sign on for the biggest survey ever.
Alaska’s golden king crab fleet plans to undertake the biggest survey ever on the entire range of the Aleutian Islands golden crab stock. It covers an 800 mile span from Dutch Harbor to Atka. Listen, and read more here 15:34
This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. 25 years ago oil invaded Alaskas coastline… Today Kodiak remembers.
“Our emerald isle with its hundreds of miles of coast line is being blackened. Our livelihood and environment is being threatened. Our wildlife is being destroyed. Our surrounding waters and hard work have made Kodiak the largest fishing port in the nation there needs to be a huge effort to clean it up. This community lives by fish and our salmon fishing is about to start. Exxon needs to demonstrate an attitude that excludes and affinity for our environment a love for our land and sea, and respect for Alaskan citizens.” Listen, and read more here 16:26
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Crab updates and outlooks for seafood at supermarkets.
Lots of Tanner crab is coming out of Alaska this winter. Southeast Alaska wrapped up its best fishery in a decade with 80 crabbers hauling up one and a quarter million pounds in 11 days. At an average fishermen’s price to of $2.70/lb the Tanner fishery is worth more than $3 million to the region. Read more here 18:47
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Alaska’s salmon hatcheries set records last year
Alaska’s salmon catch set a record last year– and so did the salmon returns to Alaska hatcheries. The 2013 Alaska salmon catch was an all time high of 283 million fish and hatchery returns topped 110 million. Read more here 17:37
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch … Pet treats from pollock skins.
Getting value from every part of the fish is the focus of Alaska’s pollock industry. What used to be regarded as ‘byproducts’ of fish fillets or surimi are better called ‘co-products’, says food chemist Alex Oliveira – Hear the report 13:39
Finding clues to disappearing king crab – This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch
Did you know that red king crab are cannibals and eat their babies, but blue king crab do not? Or that deep water golden king crabs are almost indestructible and appear to resist ocean acidification? Those are just a few of the things being studied at the nation’s top king crab lab at Kodiak. Read more here 17:25
Jig pollock test fishery opens next week – This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. A big Opportunity for a smaller fishing fleet.
Jig fishermen around Kodiak will be targeting two ground fish species this season, when the state water pacific cod fishery opens this week. Jiggers are now allowed to deliver pollock along with cod for the first time in the state season. Jigging for pollock has been open before in federal waters but with little to no effort. Read more here 19:32
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Halibut opens and herring’s up next. More after this –
Alaska longliners are ready to steam out of town for the Saturday start of the Pacific halibut fishery. Alaska’s catch of roughly 19 million pounds is down about 11 percent. The sablefish, or black cod, fishery also opens,,, Read more here 17:43
Lent begins = Biggest time of the year for seafood sales
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch….Today marks the start of Lent – and the biggest season for seafood sales. I’ll tell you more after this,, Read more here 17:34
This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini – Winter fisheries are moving into spring. Tons of fishing updates after this
Saturday March 8th is opening day for halibut, state wide. Alaska’s total harvest this year is roughly 20 million pounds. Sablefish is opening as well. In the Gulf – State water cod will be,,Listen, and read more here 19:24
Salmon Bacon. It’s What’s for Breakfast! – A Breakfast Staple the Whole Family Can Enjoy
This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. Smoked Salmon Bacon? Who would have thought. More after this. Listen @fishradio http://www.fredssmokedsalmon.com/ 18:27
This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. South-East Alaska Crab Season Tell All
“We have weather delay criteria in regulation for tanner and king crab fisheries in South East. If we have winds thirty-five knots or higher on the national weather service forecast the day before and the day the fisheries starts we can delay the season 24 hours.” Listen @fishradio 17:01
Valentine’s Day seafood favorites; Best ‘libido lifters’ are from cold water!
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch….Seafood helps share the love! The most popular Valentine’s Day dishes after this – more@fishradio 10:49
Pollock as halibut bait shows mixed results, Good in the GOA! This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch
Pollock has been tested as a halibut bait to replace pricier chum salmon. Each year halibut researchers use over 300-thousand pounds of chums in their stock surveys, costing nearly half a million dollars. The baits are used at more than 1,200 testing stations from Oregon to the Bering Sea. A study three years ago showed some promising signs for pollock. Listen @fishradio 19:55
By-Catch Reduction is the Theme for Alaska’s Future Fisheries
After watching video taken inside a trawl net in 2002, behavioral differences between pollock and salmon gave scientist an idea. John Gauvin works closely with the trawl fleet and is a industry expert when it comes to bypath reduction. This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. By-catch reduction drives our fisheries. Listen @fishradio 18:10
