Industrial Development 2023 -- The Fishing Industry

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




DFO Fishery Notices

UFAWU/Unifor Facebook website

UFAWU/Unifor Prince Rupert  Facebook page

2023

North Coast and BC Fishery


October

October 5 -- UFAWU-Unifor looks for photo submissions for calendar project  NCR


September

September 28 -- Canadian Fish Plant workers to vote on seniority list next month NCR

September 26 -- Commercial Fishing Labour study to seek opinion on future employment for the industry NCR


May 

May 12 -- A sign of the Prince Rupert Fishing Times ... Canadian Fishing Company puts Main Plant out for Leasing  NCR

April

April 11 -- Federal NDP call for ban on transfer of commercial fishing licences to foreign fishers  NCR

April 5 -- BC born salmon from dwindling runs increasingly caught by Alaskan fleet

March

March 21 -- UFWAU-Unifor led petition on foreign ownership of fishing licences to be presented to House of Commons on Wednesday NCR

March 20 -- North Coast Crab Fisherman fined 20,000 dollars from 2018 Fisheries violations NCR

March 15 -- Guilty Plea from 2018 Fishing charges brings near 50,000 dollar fine  NCR

February  

February 28 -- North Coast Fishery items themes for MLA Rice Legislature presentation and focus for UFAWU petition to House of Commons  NCR

February 27 -- Prince Rupert Court Judgment brings fines and community service time from Sea Urchin workplace death incident  NCR

February 17 -- Herring season is back, but in measured proportions by DFO NCR

February 15 -- Uncharted waters: Fishing union says new protected area could hurt the fishery (audio)

February 10 -- Prince Rupert Council to provide letter of Support on UFAWU call for action on fishery escapement issue NCR

February 9 -- Northwest MP steps into new deputy critic role for fishers and oceans 

February 8 -- Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP wants salmon populations to improve

February 7 -- Double Duty for Bachrach, as Skeena-Bulkely Valley MP takes an additional role as NDP Deputy critic on Fisheries  NCR

February 6 -- MP Taylor Bachrach appointed NDP Deputy Critic for the DFO and Canadian Coast Guard  

February 6 --15 West Coast First Nations endorse new Marine Protected area Network for North Coast alongside BC and Ottawa

February 7 -- Coastal First Nations on new marine refuge (audio)

February 6 -- New Central Coast Mariner Refuge area created, region to be close to all fishing NCR

February 5 -- Oldfield Fish Hatchery proposing $1M move to Port Edward

February 2 -- CGL accusations (video)

February 2 -- Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs renew calls for a Stop-Work order over dam overflow which CGL says was to manage rising water levels 

February 1 -- Concerns over Federal Liberal backtracking on Salmon Farms spurs letter writing plans  NCR

January

January 26 -- CGL Fined again (video)

January  25 -- Haida Gwaii named one of the best Canadian fishing destinations 

January 24 -- CGL Investigation (video)

****************************************************************************

Alaska Fishery

February

February 8 -- NOAA researches probe Petersburg fishermen for climate observations 

February 7 -- Safety first: Wrangell seeks harbour hazard information to leverage federal funding

February 3 -- Southeast Alaska communities set to join growing chorus opposing lawsuit that threatens Chinook shutdown 

January 

January 31 -- Ninth Circuit affirms Metlakatala's off-reservation fishing rights but leaves extent up to lower court 

January 27 -- Assembly green lights $25,000 to support trollers' legal fight 

Archive of items for 2022

Archive of items for 2021
Archive of items for 2020
Archive of items for 2019
Archive of items for 2018
Archive of items for 2017
Archive of items for 2016
Archive of items for 2015
Archive of items for 2014
Archive of items from 2012 and 2013

To return to the most recent blog posting of the day, click here