Copyright (c) 2013 Fishermen's News, All rights reserved. http://www.fishermensnews.com/ en-us The Advocate for the Commercial Fisherman http://www.fishermensnews.com/ http://www.fishermensnews.com/cms_data/dfault/images/.TEMP/companylogoTEMP144x144-4858.jpg 144 53 Fishermen's News - RSS Feed http://www.fishermensnews.com/story/2013/06/01/features/numbers-offer-possibility-of-more-promising-salmon-season/181.htmlhttp://www.fishermensnews.com/story/2013/06/01/features/numbers-offer-possibility-of-more-promising-salmon-season/181.htmlCautious optimism again best describes the attitude of commercial salmon fishermen in the wake of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC)’s adopted ocean salmon seasons for 2013. PFMC recommends management measures for fisheries off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California. Nancy Fitzpatrick, executive director of the Oregon Salmon Commission, said cold ocean water has led to a...Thu, 23 May 2013 13:14:00 PSTArticles from the June 1, 2013 edition of Fishermen's Newshttp://www.fishermensnews.com/story/2013/06/01/features/tuna-trollers-trash-treaty-talks/175.htmlhttp://www.fishermensnews.com/story/2013/06/01/features/tuna-trollers-trash-treaty-talks/175.htmlCall it an uneasy truce rather than a treaty. Two days of intense negotiations held between government representatives from the United States and Canada in Portland, Oregon in mid-April failed to mollify either nation’s commercial tuna fishermen. The session, which featured representatives from the National Marine Fisheries Service, United States Coast Guard, State of Oregon, Pacific Fishery...Thu, 23 May 2013 13:14:00 PSTArticles from the June 1, 2013 edition of Fishermen's Newshttp://www.fishermensnews.com/story/2013/06/01/features/chum-salmon-runs-looking-good-for-yukon-river/176.htmlhttp://www.fishermensnews.com/story/2013/06/01/features/chum-salmon-runs-looking-good-for-yukon-river/176.htmlThe first commercial fishing openers on Yukon River salmon will come around mid-June, and with a forecast of average to above average runs of both summer and fall chums, Kwik’Pak Fisheries is optimistic about a good season. “It looks very good for chum runs,” said Jack Schultheis, general manager of Kwik’Pak Fisheries LLC, a subsidiary of the Yukon Delta Fisheries Development Association,...Thu, 23 May 2013 13:14:00 PSTArticles from the June 1, 2013 edition of Fishermen's Newshttp://www.fishermensnews.com/story/2013/06/01/features/safety-training-andamp-equipment/177.htmlhttp://www.fishermensnews.com/story/2013/06/01/features/safety-training-andamp-equipment/177.htmlSomething no fisherman ever wants to hear is “man overboard.” Nor does he ever want to find himself in the water fighting for survival after a fall off the boat deck. From 2000 to 2011, 182 US commercial fishermen died after falling overboard – none were wearing Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs). Although wearing a PFD is not yet required by government regulations, they can go a long way to...Thu, 23 May 2013 13:14:00 PSTArticles from the June 1, 2013 edition of Fishermen's Newshttp://www.fishermensnews.com/story/2013/06/01/features/modern-freezer-longliner-for-blue-north-fisheries/178.htmlhttp://www.fishermensnews.com/story/2013/06/01/features/modern-freezer-longliner-for-blue-north-fisheries/178.htmlA new longliner set to enter Alaska’s cod hook-and-line fishery in October 2014 will offer state-of-the-art environmental and safety advantages, and an ultimate goal of 100 percent utilization of the versatile fish harvested by Blue North Fisheries. “It’s the biggest story to hit the waterfront in Seattle in a long time,” said Kenny Down, Blue North president and chief executive officer....Thu, 23 May 2013 13:14:00 PSTArticles from the June 1, 2013 edition of Fishermen's Newshttp://www.fishermensnews.com/story/2013/06/01/todays-catch/act-locally/180.htmlhttp://www.fishermensnews.com/story/2013/06/01/todays-catch/act-locally/180.htmlAccording to a new report, “The Economic Importance of the Bristol Bay Salmon Industry.” (http://preview.tinyurl.com/BBSalmonReport), the Bristol Bay, Alaska commercial salmon fishery is the world’s most valuable wild salmon fishery and in total produces an annual value of $1.5 billion. The report says the fishery supports a significant number of jobs in the four West Coast states of...Thu, 23 May 2013 13:14:00 PSTArticles from the June 1, 2013 edition of Fishermen's News