Seafoodnews.com [Bristol Bay Times], July 26, 2016 By Molly Dischner Salmon and halibut may get most of the fishing attention in Bristol Bay, but that’s not the only species caught commercially here. In a lesser-discussed endeavor, Bristol Bay Economic...
Alaska Dispatch News [Commentary], May 28, 2015 By John Gauvin As a fishery scientist who has worked for more than 20 years with trawl fishermen to reduce salmon, crab and halibut bycatch, I find the recent rhetoric around proposed North Pacific Fisheries Management...
SEAFOODNEWS.COM, May 5, 2015 By Peggy Parker and John Sackton Note: Peggy and John come at the halibut bycatch issue from different perspectives and backgrounds. Peggy, in addition to being Science and Sustainability Editor for SeafoodNews, is Executive Director of...
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Opinion], March 31, 2015 By Bill Hayes (part 1) Bill Hayes is captain on the Vaerdal, a 124-foot catcher processor owned by United States Seafoods, one of the larger companies in the Amendment 80 Coop. As the Council begins working on draft...
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Opinion], February 16, 2015 By Capt. TJ Durnan Folllowing is a letter to the editor by Capt. TJ Durnan, skipper of the the F/V Constellation a member vessel of the Amendment 80 fleet. Capt. Durnan writes about the measures the fleet has taken to...