Electronic Voting for Board Seats??
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Please give us your feedback on a potential change to our Board of Directors election process by filling out the two-question poll linked here.
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Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon #3 on New York Times Food Staff's List of 2020 Recipes
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“Bristol Bay sockeye salmon has been our go-to dinner once or twice a week.”
Read MoreFishermen, Restaurants Need our Support
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Linked here is a fishermen's sign on letter in support of the RESTAURANTS Act, which is proposed legislation intended to ensure that Independent Restaurant businesses survive the pandemic (and hopefully continue buying salmon).
Read More75% Off Insulated Ice Bags - Order by Year End!
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Seattle Tarp and the BBRSDA are offering a special discount on insulated ice bags to all Bristol Bay permit holders through the end of the year.
Read MoreMarket Outlook: High Demand and Low Supply
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Tradex Foods recently posted a video summarizing salmon market conditions and supply/demand outlook. The latest 3-minute Market Insight Video is available HERE.
Read MoreBristol Bay Holiday Gifts
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The perfect gifts for the fisher people in your life who are already dreaming about next season.
Read MoreWebinar: Direct Marketing - Ocean to Plate
/National Fisherman Is hosting the webinar “Direct Marketing: Ocean to Plate” will on Thursday, December 17, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm Alaska time.
Learn how the leaders in the fishing community and direct marketers, including Bristol Bay fisherman Matt Aboussie, are addressing COVID-19 impacts, insights of consumer buying trends, and how they are preparing for a more resilient seafood supply chain. You may register through this link here: https://www.nationalfisherman.com/resources/webinars/direct-marketing-ocean-to-plate/
Seafood Trade Relief Program (STRP) Deadline Extended to January 15th
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Fishermen can now signup for the program through January 15, 2021.
Read MorePebble Mine Permit Rejected!
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Multiple news outlets are reporting that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has rejected a permit for the controversial Pebble Mine. The Army Corps said the agency “determined that the applicant’s plan for the discharge of fill material does not comply with Clean Water Act guidelines and concluded that the proposed project is contrary to the public interest.”
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US House Presses PLP and Army Corps for Answers
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Washington, D.C. – Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) sent letters to the Pebble Limited Partnership (Pebble) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) requesting records about the proposed Pebble Mine Project after secret recordings of Pebble’s senior leaders—known as the “Pebble Tapes”—suggest that Congress, the Army Corps and the public may have been misled about Pebble’s planned scale and scope of the mine. Pebble’s permit application limits the duration of the mine to 20 years, yet the private recordings show Pebble’s leaders believe it will operate for nearly 200 years and continually expand.
Read MoreARTICLE: Fishing in Bristol Bay, Alaska
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Join greenhorn Elliott Wright as he eloquently describes the adventure of his first season in Bristol Bay during the time of COVID-19.
Read MoreForecasts Predict Large Run in 2021
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Forecasts for the 2021 Bristol Bay sockeye run have recently been released from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) and the University of Washington’s (UW) Alaska Salmon Program.
Read MoreFishermen React to Pebble Mitigation Plan
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“Any compensatory mitigation plan based on Pebble’s incomplete and inaccurate Final Environmental Impact Statement is inherently flawed. Pebble has only been asked to mitigate for the impacts of a 20-year mine plan, which the Pebble Tapes revealed to be no more than a permitting strategy.” said Commercial Fishermen for Bristol Bay Director, Katherine Carscallen.
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Melanie Brown Joins BBRSDA PR/Outreach Committee
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BBRSDA is pleased to announce the addition of Melanie Brown to our PR and Outreach Committee.
Read MoreBen Blakey Joins BBRSDA's Marketing Committee
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BBRSDA is pleased to announce the addition of Ben Blakey to our Marketing Committee.
Read MorePort Moller Annual Report
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COVID and weather presented challenges for the Port Moller Test Fishery, but BBRSI and the research crews still managed to provide critical in-season information to the fleet.
Read MoreDiscounts on Safety Equipment
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Thank you Seattle Marine and LFS for offering discounts on these important safety items.
Read MoreFisheries Seminar: Changes in Salmon Size
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Join biologist Dr. Daniel Schindler as he examines changes in salmon size and what to make of these patterns.
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