Gov. Sean Parnell today signed off on a new state budget, and it contains several capital items of interest to the commercial fishing community.
Here are four that Deckboss found especially interesting. Click on each to read a project snapshot.
Yakutat Regional Aquaculture Association, $100,000
ASMI canned salmon, herring and protein powder project, $300,000
Kaltag Traditional Council fish processing plant, $447,308
CDQ fleet homeport project, $10 million
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Adak processing gear to go on sale block
You'll recall how Icicle Seafoods Inc. in April said it was closing its processing operation on far-flung Adak Island.
Now a liquidator is planning to auction processing equipment from the plant.
Here's a notice of the sale, and here are the auction details.
Deckboss first heard about this from seafoodnews.com.
Now a liquidator is planning to auction processing equipment from the plant.
Here's a notice of the sale, and here are the auction details.
Deckboss first heard about this from seafoodnews.com.
Arctic Storm update
Smoke rises from an engine room fire aboard the 334-foot factory trawler Arctic Storm. USCG photo
Here's an update from the U.S. Coast Guard:
May 21, 2013
Coast Guard continues response to vessel fire off Washington
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard continues to respond to an extinguished vessel fire approximately 30 miles west of Grays Harbor, Wash.
Crewmembers on the fishing vessel Arctic Storm successfully put out the fire using the halon chemical firefighting system aboard the ship.
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria and two 47-foot motor lifeboat crews from Station Grays Harbor monitored as good Samaritan vessels evacuated 78 of the 120 personnel aboard the fishing vessel.
Forty-two crewmembers will remain aboard the Arctic Storm to man the vessel.
The 78 evacuated crewmembers were moved to the commercial fishing vessels Northern Voyager, Golden Alaska, Sea Dawn and Excellence.
Evacuated crewmembers are scheduled to be transported to Westport, Wash.
A tug is en route to tow the Arctic Storm to Aberdeen, Wash.
The Arctic Storm is reported to contain approximately 188,000 gallons of diesel fuel. No pollution or injuries have been reported.
The Washington Department of Ecology was notified and is standing by to assist, if needed.
The Coast Guard will conduct an investigation into the cause of the fire.
Winding down at Togiak
The Togiak sac roe herring fishery is nearly done.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has shut down the seine fleet for the season. Meantime, gillnetters can keep fishing until further notice.
The harvest is a really big one, totaling more than 25,000 tons as of this morning. The preseason quota was 30,056 tons.
The lion's share of the fish is allocated to purse seiners.
The department said the seine fleet had taken 96.3 percent of its share of the quota, and that it "would not be possible to prosecute an orderly fishery" for the remaining small amount.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has shut down the seine fleet for the season. Meantime, gillnetters can keep fishing until further notice.
The harvest is a really big one, totaling more than 25,000 tons as of this morning. The preseason quota was 30,056 tons.
The lion's share of the fish is allocated to purse seiners.
The department said the seine fleet had taken 96.3 percent of its share of the quota, and that it "would not be possible to prosecute an orderly fishery" for the remaining small amount.
Monday, May 20, 2013
All safe after fire on the Arctic Storm
The U.S. Coast Guard today responded to a report of an uncontrolled engine room fire aboard the factory trawler Arctic Storm.
The 334-foot vessel was about 32 miles west of Grays Harbor, Wash., with 120 people aboard, the Coast Guard said.
The Arctic Storm is a well-known stalwart in the Bering Sea pollock fishery. It also works the Pacific whiting fishery off the Northwest coast.
The operator, Seattle-based Arctic Storm Management Group, has posted a statement on its website saying everyone is safe, but the vessel is disabled.
The Seattle Times also has been posting updates.
The 334-foot vessel was about 32 miles west of Grays Harbor, Wash., with 120 people aboard, the Coast Guard said.
The Arctic Storm is a well-known stalwart in the Bering Sea pollock fishery. It also works the Pacific whiting fishery off the Northwest coast.
The operator, Seattle-based Arctic Storm Management Group, has posted a statement on its website saying everyone is safe, but the vessel is disabled.
The Seattle Times also has been posting updates.
Can somebody please clean this up?
A fine 'rock vomit' specimen. NOAA photo
The state is looking to hire a contractor to eradicate Didemnum vexillum, also known as "rock vomit," in Whiting Harbor at Sitka.
D. vexillum is an invasive sea squirt, native to Japan, that was first detected in Alaska waters in 2010 on commercial oyster farming gear in Whiting Harbor. It's a notorious fouling organism that can cover everything.
Whiting Harbor was created as part of World War II efforts to defend the Alaska coast. It has been a site for aquaculture activity as far back as 1988.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game aims to award a contract by mid-June to rid Whiting Harbor of rock vomit. The contract is worth $400,000.
Whoever gets the job, let's wish them good luck.
Blockbuster herring harvest takes shape at Togiak
As of Sunday morning, the herring harvest at Togiak stood at 20,283 tons.
Last year's take was 17,226 tons.
Last year's take was 17,226 tons.
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