Epic government pollock buy

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is looking to buy a huge volume of Alaska pollock products — more than 43 million pounds of frozen fish sticks, nuggets and fillets, according to this 127-page solicitation.

Washington watch

An "Alaska seafood industry roundtable" is planned for Sept. 9 in Washington, D.C.

We understand U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan's office is organizing the event, which will involve Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

Alaska's seafood industry has faced headwinds in recent years, including tough market conditions.

President Trump is implementing a sweeping executive order titled Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness, while also downsizing the National Marine Fisheries Service, the main science and regulatory agency for the nation's ocean fisheries.

Your thoughts on Trump's order

The National Marine Fisheries Service has opened a 45-day public comment period on implementing President Trump's executive order, Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness.

Container ship captain arrested

U.S. Coast Guard authorities in Seattle arrested the captain of a nearly 1,100-foot container ship on suspicion of operating the vessel while intoxicated. Details in this press release.

Salmon notes

• The Southeast Alaska summer troll fishery will see a third opener beginning just after midnight tonight, with about 6,800 treaty Chinook up for grabs. Each troll permit holder will be allocated 18 Chinook for the 10-day fishery.

• The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the purchase of nearly $877,000 in canned pink salmon from Silver Bay Seafoods for the McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program.

• British Columbia activists behind a campaign known as Alaska's Dirty Secret are again accusing Southeast Alaska fishermen of intercepting, or "stealing," Canadian salmon. They've posted this video.

Northline settles

Northline Seafoods has settled a court case in which a contractor claimed it was owed nearly $1.3 million for work performed on Northline's processing barge.

Here's the notice of settlement.

Salmon notes

• The statewide, all-species commercial salmon harvest now stands at more than 155 million fish, with catches continuing. The total harvest is expected to exceed 200 million once fisheries finish up this fall.

• Gov. Mike Dunleavy, you'll recall, offered legislation this year to allow limited finfish farming in Alaska. The bill is still pending. The governor, in a recent post on X, had this to say: "Alaska is a leader in fresh caught wild salmon. We could also be a leader in the farmed salmon industry. Why not do both instead of importing farmed salmon from Scotland?"

• Fraser River sockeye are coming in much stronger than expected. "The total Fraser sockeye adopted run size is now 10,175,000," says the latest Fraser River Panel regulatory announcement.