New Freezer Trawler for O’Hara

Fishermen’s News, October 1, 2015 O’Hara Corporation’s new freezer trawler, launched on Aug. 31 by Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Panama City, Florida, will join the Amendment 80 fleet in the Bering Sea in 2016. Company officials say it will be used...

Halibut Anger Lands on Wrong Target

JuneauEmpire.com [Letters], July 7, 2015 By Lori Swanson In Tuesday’s ‘My Turn’ feature, Mr. Grutter states that the North Pacific Fishery Management Council halibut bycatch reductions approved in June are a ‘non-action.’ He may be disappointed with the outcome, but...

What Did Scientists See During Eastern Bering Sea Canyon Survey?

Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) News, June 24, 2015 Click here to read the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) final report on Bering Sea canyons plus some interview questions from Chris Rooper, a NOAA Fisheries Research...