The Department of Fish and Game's revised forecast calls for a 2014 sockeye salmon harvest of 16.86 million fish, down 620,000 fish from the previous projection.
Most of the cut is in the Nushagak District.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Calling all halibut proposals
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Something old, something new
While in Seattle last week for Pacific Marine Expo, Deckboss naturally took time to go check out the boats at Fishermen's Terminal in Ballard.
Above is the Blue North, a 174-foot cod freezer longliner built in 1945.
At right is the Optimus, a gleaming new combination boat.
Gulf pollock and cod up, sablefish down
The outlook for Gulf of Alaska groundfish stocks is mixed for 2014.
Government scientists are recommending appreciably higher "acceptable biological catch" levels for pollock and cod.
The sablefish ABC, however, is significantly lower.
See all the numbers here.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will consider the recommendations and set catch quotas at its Dec. 9-16 meeting in Anchorage.
Government scientists are recommending appreciably higher "acceptable biological catch" levels for pollock and cod.
The sablefish ABC, however, is significantly lower.
See all the numbers here.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will consider the recommendations and set catch quotas at its Dec. 9-16 meeting in Anchorage.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Pollock quota looks to stay flat
The 2014 quota for Bering Sea pollock isn't likely to change much from the current year.
And how can Deckboss say this?
A panel of government scientists, known as the Groundfish Plan Team, has issued its slate of recommendations for pollock and other fish species.
The recommended "acceptable biological catch" for eastern Bering Sea pollock is 1,369,000 metric tons, just a shade below the 2013 ABC of 1,375,000 tons.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will consider the numbers at its Dec. 9-16 meeting in Anchorage.
The council will make its own quota recommendations to the commerce secretary, who has final say.
Bering Sea pollock, of course, is one of the world's largest fisheries by weight. The fish are caught by trawl net and processed into such products as fish sticks and surimi.
And how can Deckboss say this?
A panel of government scientists, known as the Groundfish Plan Team, has issued its slate of recommendations for pollock and other fish species.
The recommended "acceptable biological catch" for eastern Bering Sea pollock is 1,369,000 metric tons, just a shade below the 2013 ABC of 1,375,000 tons.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will consider the numbers at its Dec. 9-16 meeting in Anchorage.
The council will make its own quota recommendations to the commerce secretary, who has final say.
Bering Sea pollock, of course, is one of the world's largest fisheries by weight. The fish are caught by trawl net and processed into such products as fish sticks and surimi.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Bristol Bay salmon forecast to be corrected
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game today issued this advisory:
It has recently come to our attention that a newly developed database program used to generate data for the 2014 Bristol Bay forecast had an error in the catch computation.
Once corrected, the changes are likely to reduce the forecast to westside Bristol Bay: Nushagak and Togiak districts. The forecast to eastside Bristol Bay districts is unlikely to change.
A revised 2014 forecast should be available by the middle to end of next week.
It has recently come to our attention that a newly developed database program used to generate data for the 2014 Bristol Bay forecast had an error in the catch computation.
Once corrected, the changes are likely to reduce the forecast to westside Bristol Bay: Nushagak and Togiak districts. The forecast to eastside Bristol Bay districts is unlikely to change.
A revised 2014 forecast should be available by the middle to end of next week.
Fish Expo time!
Deckboss is in Seattle for Pacific Marine Expo, running this morning until 3 p.m. Friday.
Hope to see you on the show floor!
Hope to see you on the show floor!
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