Articles from the December 1, 2012 edition
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By Terry Dillman 
Features 
December 1, 2012 Albacore Tuna Fishery Faces Challenges
By most measures, the North Pacific albacore tuna fishery is thriving. Abundant stocks and environmentally-friendly fishing practices with very little by-catch have earned the albacore fishery off the shores of Washington, Oregon and California... Full story
By Chris Philips Today's Catch December 1, 2012 
Murky Science
As Sara Randall, Glen Spain and Zeke Grader point out in this month’s PCFFA column beginning on page 18, the need for good science should be obvious to everyone; the problems with “bad science”... Full story
By Margaret Bauman Features December 1, 2012 
Employment in Alaska’s Seafood Harvesting Industry Rose in 2011
Employment in Alaska’s fisheries is on the rise. The November issue of Alaska Economic Trends, a publication of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, puts the average number of... Full story
By Robert Sudar Features December 1, 2012 A Bad Plan for a Healthy Fishery
The Columbia River Working Group held its third and final meeting in Seaside Oregon on November 15. The Working Group was established in September to consider Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber’s plan to change the Columbia River salmon harvest allocation... Full story
By Jim Bower Features December 1, 2012 
Designing a Cordova, Alaska Bowpicker
As a boat builder, I’m always looking for new markets and potential customers. The market for new bowpickers for fishermen who fish out of Cordova, Alaska appears to offer such an opportunity. The... Full story
