Industrial Development 2022 -- The Fishing Industry

Our archive of items of note on developments in the Fishing sector of the Northwest and Southeast Alaska.




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2022

North Coast and BC Fishery


December

December 19 -- UFAWU-Unifor pushes back on DFO plans for Salmon Fishing licence buy back  NCR

December 15 -- Federal Government looks to build back Pacific Salmon stocks with licence buy back program  NCR

December 5 -- Container Terminal crunch worries North Coast fishers (audio)


November

November 29 -- Amid ongoing concerns over Marine Protected Area Network plans, Lax Kw'alaams host survey with results to be forwarded to DFO and other partners  NCR

November 17 -- DP World seeking approval of plans for northbound expansion towards Commercial floats at Fairview  NCR

November 4 -- UFAWU-Unifor alerts members to Canadian Fishing Company's plans for George Hills Way Main Plant NCR

October

October 31 -- Joy Thorkelson interview for BC Labour Heritage Centre one of a number of features on Prince Rupert labour history now available for viewing  NCR

October 17 -- Lax Kw'alaams calls on members to become engaged in DFO consultation on Marine Protected areas  NCR

September

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August

August 31 -- More enforcement on Fisheries violations take place in the Northwest NCR

August 26 -- In August Board session: Regional District seeks answers from Port on Fairview Harbour reconfiguration, approves improvements for Prince Rupert recycling centre and makes plans for housing workshops NCR

August 11 -- DFO uses cautious management despite above-average  sockeye return on Skeena

August 10 -- BC Day long weekend ends with a series of fishing  violations 

August 10 -- Commercial fishermen's union 'deeply troubled' with DFO's decision to close Prince Rupert sockeye fishery

August 9 -- Northwest fishermen facing a 'net' loss as they seek salmon (audio)

August 8 -- Can you a value on the ocean? (audio)

August 5 -- Fishing violations over BC Long Weekend (video)

August 5 -- Prince Rupert fisherman frustrated by DFO salmon limits he says, despite millions of fish

August 4 -- Terrace Conservation and Protection Fishery officers help hand out 30 Fisheries violations over the long weekend 

August 3 -- Salmon returns (audio)

August 2 -- More fishing violation tickets written in northwestern BC

August 2 -- DFO Holding engagements over discussion framework on plan to transition away from Open-pen salmon farming 

July

July 29 -- DFO closes Kitimat and Prince Rupert waters to shellfish harvest 

July 29 -- DFO closures for Shellfish harvesting in many areas of Prince Rupert waters  NCR

July 28 -- Resident anglers fed-up with governments' 'short sighted' fishery management 

July 27 -- Indigenous commercial fishers in Prince Rupert face late start from delayed licences 

July 22 -- Conservation Officer Service seizes 80 pounds of fish in Terrace (video)

July 21 -- Numerous violations result in $4,500 fines for four anglers visiting North Coast 

July 20 -- Catch comes in ... Catch Ships Out. Prince Rupert's Canadian Fish Plant a busy place these last few days   NCR
July 18 -- Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC and Clear Your Gear form partnership to keep waterways clean
Julyt 17 -- DFO plans more fishery closures under salmon management plan

July 11 -- DFO releases BC Salmon Integrated Fisheries Management Plan



June

June 30 -- Study shows 90% of Canadians worried about seafood mislabelling 

June 29 -- City Council joins in on advocacy for those that use Fairview Docks  NCR

June 28 -- Fairview Dock concerns and impact on Fishing industry among themes for Regional District's June 17th session  NCR

June 16 -- Chinook Fishery closed due to tidal waters 

June 15 -- DFO closes chinook salmon fishing around Prince Rupert

June 15 -- Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach raises concerns over Federal Liberal approach to Steelhead fishery on the Skeena  NCR
June 3 -- DFO closes Skeena watershed to chinook salmon fishing

June 1 -- Pacific Salmon Foundation Holding Video Campaign celebrating BC Wild Salmon Day

May

May 27 -- Chinook salmon fishing closed until 2023 in the Skeena Watershed (video)

May 24 -- Port Edward Harbour Authority looking for public feedback on Port expansion plans and impact on Fairview floats  NCR

May 12 -- Alaskan plunder of Canadian bound salmon is a theme for campaign to put pressure of Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray  NCR

May 11 -- Boaters are reminded to give whales space

April

April 27 -- Salmon spending (video)

April 12 -- BC Ferries crew receives fishermen from burning vessel near Arthur Passage 

March 

March 17 -- City Council asked to be advocates for Fairview vessel owners   NCR

March 7 -- Federal NDP Private Member's Bill tables proposed legislation in House of Commons in support of Wild Salmon  NCR

February

February 23 -- DFO issues warnings of high penalties for obstructing  officers 

February 23 -- Two Prince Rupert Fishery cases make for DFO round up to reinforce cost of obstructing Fishery Offices  NCR

February 17 -- NDP MP's renew call for action on Pacific Fishery issues in committee and the House. NCR

February 11 -- Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP raises issues related to Employment Benefits for the Fishery in Question Period  NCR

February 4 --  MP Taylor Bachrach seeks emergency action from Federal Government towards Alaska catchment of BC bound salmon  NCR

January

January 21 -- Unemployed Fishermen having a hard time applying for EI (video)

January 21 -- Simon Fraser University study leads to new info about Chinook Salmon and river flows

January 21 -- Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP says many fishermen denied EI benefits

January 21 -- Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP writes to employment minister after many fishermen denied unemployment benefits (video)

January 20 -- Hundreds denied fishing benefit in a move called unfair

January 18 -- DFO reverses plans on prawn tubbing  NCR

January 17 -- Tsilhqot'in Nation calls for review of Pacific Salmon Treaty following Alaskan Interception Report

January 17 -- Alaska harvests millions of Salmon bound for BC and North Coast

January 15 -- Key change from music to sushi

January 14 -- Canadian Salmon are being intercepted by Alaskan fisheries: report (video)

January 14 -- BC Supreme Court says Federal and Provincial governments have obligation to protect Nechako River

January 14 -- Alaskan fisheries intercepting large numbers of North Coast salmon, says report

January 13 -- SkeenaWild throws flag on the Alaska Intercept ... with Alaskans said to be scooping up huge volumes of Canada bound species   NCR

January 11 -- New study finds Alaska responsible for Intercepting Countless Canadian bound Salmon

January 11 -- UFAWU-Unifor looks to work ahead in 2022 to address range of recent DFO moves  NCR



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Alaska Fishery

August 

August 10 -- Southeast pink salmon catch on track to meet forecast 

August 8 -- Bill Walker/Heidi Drygas talk fisheries 
August 1 -- A working group of researchers, tribes and residents discuss abalone sustainability in Southeast 

July

July 29 -- Take the abalone survey, and help direct research to rebuild stocks of one of Southeasts 'charismatic organisms'

July 28 -- Haulout ballot prop will go to voters this fall 

July 28 -- Metlakatla researchers document Alaska's first live European invasive crabs days after first shells are found

July 26 -- Troll fishery has short closure after long king opening 

July 26 -- Survey seeks data on herring eg sharing network 

July 22 -- Evidence of invasive green crabs found near Metlakatla, the first confirmed sighting in Alaska

July 22 -- Southeast salmon hatcheries see one year funding but no permanent fix

July 19 -- Stedman 'not excited' about drawing on Sitka's permanent fund for new marine haulout

July 13 -- Voters could weigh in on bailout ballot prop this fall

July 13 -- New study details mining impacts to salmon habitat, even hundreds of miles downstream 

July 11 -- Industrial park board backs proposal for spending Sitka hospital sale proceeds on marine haulout

July 11 -- Fishing lodge guests rescued from remote bay

June

June 22 -- In Japan, marketers spawn new strategies to sell herring eggs 

June 17 -- With a way of life on the Y-K Delta at risk, the North Pacific Council declines to reduce trawl bycatch, and instead wants more study of climate change 

June 10 -- A pandemic success story, Sitka Salmon Shares closes plant as sales tumble during the recovery

June 9 -- Wrangell's King Salmon Derby returns next week 

June 9 -- Petersburg to pursue remote state dock, boat ramp

June 8 -- Salmon bycatch, electronic monitoring on the table at Sitka meeting of North Pacific Fishery Management Council 

June 6 -- Trident's Wrangell plant remains shuttered for a third year 

May

May 31 -- 40 pounder takes lead in Sitka Salmon Derby

May 27 -- Sunshine, bigger fish anticipated in 67th Sitka salmon Derby  

May 26 -- Assembly considers options to fun heavy lift of marine bailout construction 

May 23 -- After boatyard plan falls through, assembly to reconsider haulout options

April 

April 22 -- Southeast pink salmon harvest could drop by two-thirds this year

April 20 -- Petersburg sees input on conceptual plan for remote dock improvements 

April 15 -- While it's no record, Southeast's hatchery chum rebound in 2021 is a telltale for better seasons ahead 

April 13 -- Record commercial herring harvest wraps up in Sitka Sound 

April 8 -- Petersburg's South Harbour dredging could starting October

April 7 -- Petersburg area projects among those funded by USDA

April 5 -- Herring egg fishery near Craig in waiting mode

March

March 31 -- After a four year hiatus, Southeast's winter troll season returns to April 

March 31 -- Amid legal questions, Board bans subsistence spearfishing at Sitka's Redoubt Lake Falls

March 28 -- Sac roe herring fishery opens as first spawn is seen in Sitka sound

March 25 -- Board votes to continue with conservation measures for weak SE King Salmon stocks

March 22 -- With momentum from social media, Alaskan seafood may ride the online buying wave long after the pandemic ends

March 22 -- As oil spill clean up continues, ADF&G looks at impact on nearby herring fishery 

March 22 --  Board rejects proposed increase in bag limits for sport-caught sablefish

March 21 -- Sac roe herring fishery to go on two hour notice Tuesday morning 

March 17 -- Sitka's Blessing of Herring Rock warms hearts on a cold say in spring

March 17 -- Board of Fish backs some Dungeness crabbing sanctuaries for Southeast communities 

March 15 -- Changes to Sitka Commercial herring fishery don't get board support

March 14 -- Board of Fisheries seat remains vacant more than one month after governor's deadline to appoint

March 13 -- After two days of testimony before the Board of Fish, Sitka Tribe and herring seiners stop away from their contentious proposals

March 11 -- Subsistence proponents tell Board of Fish that Sitka's herring run through large - is out of reach

March 11 -- Board of Fish hears passionate testimony on both sides of the Sitka herring question  

March 10 -- Board of Fisheries opens Southeast meeting in Anchorage 

February

February 16 -- Bycatch task force works to refine mission ahead of November deadline 

February 11 -- Processing plant sale divides residents hoping to preserve Pelican's commercial fishing tradition

February 4 -- Projected in creaser in SE Alaska king harvest a welcome relief for trollers

February 2 -- Commission boosts halibut limits

January

January 27 -- Board of Fish sticks with Anchorage for Southeast meeting

January 26 -- 'Should have happened a long time ago': Hope and skepticism ahead of first meeting of governor's Bycatch Task Force

January 24 -- Board of Fisheries to consider moving Southeast meeting back to Ketchikan

January 19 -- The state has set a record harvest for Sitka herring this spring. But a weak market will keep many of those fish in the water 

January 14 -- Biden Administration pledges $500,000 to design new mariculture facility on Prince of Wales Island 

January 11 -- Board of Fish Southeast meeting moved to Anchorage in March

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