United Fishermen of Alaska is hosting a series of free webinars December 6-10.

Recorded: Join Cameron Russell, Tax Manager and Bristol Bay Fisherman and Nick Frank, CPA and Partner at Moss Adams for important tax information that could save your fishing business money in the short and long term.

The uber-popular youtube squad spent time fishing in Bristol Bay and highlighted the Pebble Mine issue in their latest video, Alaska Bucket List (see 24:00 mark). Dude Perfect’s youtube channel has nearly 57 million subscribers and the Alaska video has been viewed over 8 million times since being posted on November 22. (image credit: Dude Perfect).

Jackson spoke on behalf of the Alaska fishing organization (BBRSDA) for a Pacific Marine Expo panel discussing the future of Bristol Bay’s salmon fishery and the increasing hopes that locals, fishermen and other stakeholders may be able to put a wrap on threats from the proposed Pebble Mine.

Alaskan Leader took home the top prize in the new Bristol Bay Choice Category at the Symphony of Seafoods in Seattle last week. Their Wild Caught Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon features two, 8 ounce individually vacuum packed Bristol Bay sockeye salmon portions. The sockeye salmon was sourced from Trident Seafoods.

Recording of 11.18.21 Member Meeting and Presentations

Congratulations 2021 winners!

Today, EPA announced a timeframe for the agency to consider new information available to determine next steps in the Bristol Bay Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404(c) process for the Pebble Deposit (Pebble Mine) in Southwest Alaska.

Alaska Department of Fish and Game forecasts a total run of 75.27 million in 2022.

By BBRSDA President Michael Jackson for IntraFish. While there are a range of factors behind the health of the world's most valuable wild salmon fishery, science-based sustainable management is one of the keys.

A University of Washington forecast for Bristol Bay is predicting a return of 71.9 million sockeye to Bristol Bay in 2022.

U.S. exports of frozen sockeye, much of which is caught and processed in Bristol Bay, have been strong during the first few months of the 2021 sales season.

The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute’s (ASMI) annual All Hands Meeting starts today at 8:15am AKT, and you can attend virtually. The All Hands Meeting runs from today (11/09/21) through Friday (11/12/21).

Join us in person at Expo in Seattle or virtually. View the agenda: updates on the market, BBRSDA programs, Pebble Mine, and guest presenters from the Bristol Bay test fishery and ADF&G.

We love seeing improvements in packaging sustainability throughout the salmon supply chain. Learn about one change brought about by PCC’s partnership with Ocean Beauty Seafoods in this article in the PCC Sound Consumer.

Most fishermen in major regions ended up with good catches and dock prices were up from recent years. That’s pushed up permit prices, notably, at the bellwether fishery at Bristol Bay where drift net permits have topped $200,000. (Laine Welch, via The Cordova Times)

See our Market & Value Info page for updated commentary and data related to sockeye market conditions.

The 2021 Bristol Bay Salmon Season Summary provides an overview of the commercial salmon season.

BBRSDA has helped fund the work of the Bristol Bay Science & Research Institute (BBSRI) in support of the Port Moller Test Fishery and the Bristol Bay Fisheries Collaborative (BBFC) Salmon Assessment Project. This important research and monitoring is led by Michael Link and Jeff Regnart (of BBSRI).

BBRSDA is happy to have our biggest roster of committee members ever this year. In addition to three directors serving on each committee, we welcome this group as committee members and thank them for dedicating their time and expertise to helping BBRSDA achieve its mission through their work on one of the organization’s committees.