Seafood.com News [Associated Press] – April 19, 2012
ANCHORAGE, Steller sea lions from Alaska’s Panhandle to California’s Channel Islands have reached recovery targets and should be removed from the endangered species list, according to the federal agency that oversees them.
The eastern population of the marine mammal has increased from about 34,000 in 1997 to 70,000 in 2010, according to federal officials. Continue reading »
Seafood.com News [KUCB]
By Alexandra Gutierrez April 18, 2012
Wednesday the federal government took its first step in preparing an environmental impact statement on commercial fishing restrictions in the western Aleutians. Members of the public can now offer official comment on how Steller sea lion protection measures have affected them. Continue reading »
Seafood.com News [seafoodnews.com and KUCB]
By Stephanie Joyce
There won’t be an Atka mackerel or Pacific cod fishery in the western Aleutians until at least 2015. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Burgess ruled Monday that the National Marine Fisheries Service would have 23 months to assess the impact of its Steller sea lion protection measures in the region. Continue reading »
Seafood.com News [KUCB], February 10, 2012
By Alexandra Gutierrez
The National Marine Fisheries Service is asking for at least 15 months to assess the impact of their Steller sea lion protection measures.
Last month, a federal judge determined that the agency had violated the National Environmental Policy Act by failing to produce an environmental impact statement before shutting down two commercial fisheries in an effort to stop the decline of an endangered stock of sea lions. While Judge Timothy Burgess generally favored NFMS in his ruling and stated that he plans to keep the fishing restrictions in place, he still called upon the agency to review the environmental and socioeconomic effects of the closures as quickly as possible. In a brief filed yesterday, NMFS gave the court two potential timelines for doing so. Continue reading »
Seafood.com News [Cordova Times], February 3, 2012
By Margaret Bauman
A federal judge has ruled that commercial fishing restrictions aimed at protecting endangered Steller sea lions were properly imposed, because the sea lions are not getting enough food.
U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Burgess announced his decision in Anchorage on Jan 19 in litigation brought against the federal government by the state of Alaska and Alaska Seafood Cooperative.
The concept of rationalization for the federal fisheries in the Bering Sea has been implemented with varying degrees of success. One stakeholder organization says a model for success can be found in the “Amendment 80 Fleet”. KDLG’s Mike Mason reports.
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Judge Takes Alaska’s Lawsuit Over Sea Lions Under Advisement
Plaintiffs argue NMFS fishing restrictions not necessary to protect pinnipeds
Anchorage Daily News, December 22, 2011
By Rachel D’Oro, Associated Press
Aleutian Fishermen Fight ‘Draconian’ Steller Sea Lion Protections
Alaska Dispatch, December 21, 2011
By Jill Burke
Click to read article Time to Rethink the Bering Sea Total Allowable Catch in Your Business
Outlook 2015 – Pacific Fishing Magazine, Nov. 2011
By Jason Anderson
Alexandra Gutierrez /
KUCB (2011-06-20)
Captains Bay, AK – For years, scientist have tried figuring out why the western stock of Steller sea lions have continued to decline. Now, a team of university researchers, commercial fishermen, and military contractors are testing a new way to monitor the endangered animals. KUCB’s Alexandra Gutierrez has more…..
Click to hear Alexandra Gutierrez/KUCB talk about drone survelliance of Stellar sea lion habitat.
Special Feature: Flounder/sole
Seafood Business Magazine [seafoodbusiness.com] May 5, 2011
By Melissa Wood
Click to read Flatfish Attempts to Make a Name for Itself as a Sustainable, Wild Alaska Seafood
SEAFOOD.COM NEWS [seafoodnews.com] June 23, 2010
A month after being awarded an international environmental certification, Alaska flatfish species are receiving new attention from seafood buyers and restaurateurs. After a three‐year comprehensive evaluation, the fisheries earned Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification. Continue reading »
June 1, 2010
For Immediate Release
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Marine Stewardship Council certifies Alaska’s flatfish trawl fisheries
Fisheries for all the major flatfish species harvested off Alaska were today certified as sustainable under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) environmental standard for sustainable and well managed fisheries. With the certification of Pacific cod in January of this year and earlier certifications of pollock, halibut, sablefish, and Alaska salmon, this most recent certification of flatfish species means that most of the major Alaska fisheries are now certified as sustainable and well managed under the MSC program. The Best Use Cooperative brought the flatfish fisheries forward for MSC certification and worked with NOAA scientists and certifier Moody Marine Ltd. throughout the three year MSC certification process. The MSC certification process requires an extensive assessment of all aspects of candidate fisheries by a panel of independent fishery scientists who evaluate the sustainability of fisheries against the MSC’s demanding fishery science and management principles. Continue reading »
Coming to Restaurant Menus – Sustainable Alaska Flatfish
June 21, 2010 – Seattle, WA – A month after being awarded an international environmental certification, Alaska flatfish species are receiving new attention from seafood buyers and restaurateurs. After a three‐year comprehensive evaluation, the fisheries earned Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification. Their products are now eligible to bear the MSC ecolabel recognizing that the seafood is harvested from a sustainable and well‐managed fishery. Continue reading »
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