News, articles, photos, and other information about commercial fishing in North America.
The Alaska Fisheries Science Center recently released a new guide to species commonly known as cods in the eastern North Pacific. Five families are represented: the true cods (Gadidae), grenadiers (Macrouridae), codlings (Moridae), hakes (Merlucciidae), and arrowtails (Melanonidae). The guide … Continued
The 2015 ASFMC American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report indicates the American lobster resource presents a mixed picture of stock status, with record high stock abundance and recruitment in the Gulf of Maine (GOM) and Georges Bank … Continued
The Secretary of Commerce has approved a fishery management plan amendment to reduce halibut bycatch in four sectors of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish fisheries. Amendment 111 reduces the overall Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area halibut … Continued
The Ninety-Second Annual Meeting of the International Pacific Halibut Commission will be held from Monday, January 25 through Friday, January 29, 2016 in Juneau, AK at the Centennial Hall Convention Center (101 Egan Drive). All public sessions and administrative sessions … Continued
2016 Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit Westmark Baranof Hotel Juneau, Alaska January 27–29, 2016 In January 2016, the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program will host the sixth Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit. The event is designed to provide information and opportunities … Continued
The Congressional Omnibus Appropriations bill passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Obama on December 18, 2015, includes a provision to extend Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana state seaward fishery boundaries from 3 miles out to 9 … Continued