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Salmon Reports

June 16, 2022

The Council received a range of reports related to western Alaskan salmon and salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery, and took several actions. A series of scientific reports were presented on state and federal efforts on Western Alaska Chinook and chum stock status; salmon research; salmon bycatch genetics for both chum and Chinook;… Read More →

Tagged With: June 2022, Salmon, salmon bycatch, Salmon Committee

BSAI Salmon Bycatch

October 20, 2021

The Council received a tremendous amount of heartfelt public testimony on the impacts of low salmon runs in recent years (particularly in 2021) to the people living in western Alaska communities, and the importance of salmon resources for food security as well as traditional and cultural purposes.  After substantial discussion, the Council moved to request… Read More →

Tagged With: October 2021, salmon bycatch

Salmon Genetics and Avoidance Plans

April 21, 2021

The Council received a number of status reports related to BSAI and GOA salmon bycatch, including genetic stock of origin reports for chum and Chinook encountered as bycatch in both the GOA and BSAI, eastern Bering Sea pollock fishery incentive plan agreement (IPA) reports, and an update from the SeaShare food donation program.  These annual… Read More →

Tagged With: April 2021, salmon bycatch

Salmon Bycatch

June 13, 2019

The Council received a number of reports related to BSAI and GOA salmon bycatch including the EBS pollock fishery incentive plan agreement (IPA) reports, an update from the SeaShare food donation program, genetic stock of origin reports for chum and Chinook in both the GOA and BSAI and a summary of a NPFMC-sponsored workshop on… Read More →

Tagged With: June 2019, Salmon, salmon bycatch

3-River Index and Kuskokwim Model Review

June 15, 2018

At this meeting, the SSC and the Council reviewed a new ADF&G model for assessing the postseason abundance estimates for Chinook salmon on the Kuskokwim River, which is a contributing factor in the specification of the Chinook salmon PSC limit for the Bering Sea pollock fishery each fall. Amendment 110, implemented in July 2016, modified… Read More →

Tagged With: Chinook PSC, June 2018, salmon bycatch

Salmon Bycatch

April 12, 2018

The Council received a series of reports on the stock of origin of Chinook and chum salmon bycatch taken incidentally in selected BSAI and GOA groundfish fisheries, the relative adult equivalence and impact rate to streams of origin of Chinook bycatch in the Bering Sea, reports from the Bering Sea pollock industry on their efforts… Read More →

Tagged With: April 2018, Chinook, Genetics, salmon bycatch

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