Stand Against a 12.5% Fisheries Royalty Tax
Sign a petition to State Senator Bert Stedman, State Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and State Senator Michael Dunleavy to reject Senate Bill No. 198, which would establish a 12.5 percent Alaska fisheries royalty on seafood caught commercially in the state (text of the bill here http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/29?Hsid=SB0198A).
ALFA's comments in opposition to SB 198 can be found here.
2016 Sablefish Summit Presentations
This year's Sablefish summit took place on February 19. Couldn't make it?
Click here for an overview of the Alaska Federal Sablefish stock, whale depredation, and other topics.
Click here for presentation slides on the status of Northern Southeast Inside (NSEI) sablefish.
Click here for presentation slides from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game on Stock assessment methods for the Chatham Strait sablefish population.
ALFA Comments on Fish Tax Bill HB 251/SB 135
ALFA's remarks in opposition to the bill can be found here.
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Click here to read a comprehensive fact sheet on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Although ALFA does not agree with Food and Water Watch on many issues, they did a good job on this one.
You may also want to check out Tradewinds and Global Development and Environmental Institute at Tufts University review of the TPP.
2016 Halibut Catch Limits and Sablefish Quotas
Attached are the 2016 Catch limits. Note that areas 3A and 2C reflect combined charter and commercial Catch Limits.
Taking into account charter catch and wastage and commercial wastage, the final commercial catch limits for Area 3A is 7.336.
The final commercial catch limit for Area 2C is 3.924
A more detailed look at 2016 Catch Limits can be found on the IPHC website.
The season will open on March 19 and close on November 7.
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A more detailed look at 2016 Quotas can be found on the NOAA Fisheries website
Black Cod Almanac 2016
Click here for the Third edition of the Black Cod Almanac, which includes new and ongoing research updates, as well as another longline survey calendar.
Please contact Dana Hanselman at dana.hanselman@noaa.gov or Katy Echave at Katy.Echave@noaa.gov with any feedback on what you find useful or interesting, and what other kinds of information you might like to see included next year.
ALFA Meeting Minutes: Membership Meeting, January 18
Attached here are meeting minutes from the ALFA meeting on January 18.
Sablefish Summit: Chatham and Federal Water.
2016 Southeast Alaska Chatham Strait Sablefish Industry Meeting, download news release here.
Jana Suchy Calendars for Sale
ALFA is selling Jana Suchy's two amazing 2016 Calendars $25.00
Calendar with color photos
Calendar with Black & White photos