BBRSDA is Hiring!!
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The Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA) is hiring for Program Specialist position. Click Read More below for details.
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Seeking Advisory Panel Members
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BBRSDA is seeking 7 advisory panel members, to be advisors and fleet liaisons to the BBRSDA board. If you are interested in serving on the Advisory Panel, please submit a brief letter of interest to board@bbrsda.com by December 20th, 2022.
Read MoreAlaska sees another fiscal year of no fisherman deaths
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“The 2022 fiscal year, however, marks a milestone for the Alaska Commercial Fishing Industry — the second fiscal year with no commercial fishing industry deaths.”
Read MoreInformational Call for Setnetters Monday December 12th - join us
/UPDATE: Link to the recording of meeting and notes from the Q&A session at the top of this page
Setnetters, please join us via zoom & teleconference to learn more about BBRSDA, ask questions and share your thoughts about setnet memebrship in BBRSDA.
Monday, Dec 12, 2022 @ 5pm AK time
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87960054080
Or call: (253) 215-8782
Meeting ID: 879 6005 4080
EPA Issues Recommended Determination on Pebble Mine Project
/Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Recommended Determination regarding the Pebble deposit for Bristol Bay. This marks the next step in the process for EPA to stop Pebble Mine by enacting 404(c) Clean Water Act protections for the region.
The release of the Recommended Determination brings EPA closer than ever before to enacting durable, long-lasting protections for Bristol Bay through the 404(c) process. The next step in this process is for the agency to formalize protections in a “Final Determination” before they are enacted.
Earlier this summer, the EPA published a revised Proposed Determination, launching a comment period to provide the public an opportunity to weigh in on their proposed protections. More than half a million people—including 31,000 Alaskans and 2,500 Bristol Bay residents—spoke out to once again resoundingly reject Pebble Mine.
“We are encouraged to see the Environmental Protection Agency take this important step to advance protections for Bristol Bay after our fishermen and half a million Amercians weighed in on the Proposed Determination since May,” said Andy Wink, Executive Director of the Bristol Bay Seafood Development Association. “Our fishermen will be reviewing EPA’s Recommended Determination and hope to see durable protections finalized to ensure the world’s greatest wild salmon resource is finally protected.”
Clean Water Act protections were first requested by Bristol Bay’s Tribes in 2010, and commercial fishermen have worked in unison to seek permanent and durable protections for the habitat which sustains Bristol Bay’s irreplaceable and record breaking fishery.
“This summer’s record-breaking salmon return was thanks in large part to Bristol Bay’s pristine waters and healthy habitat,” said Katherine Carscallen, Director of Commercial Fishermen for Bristol Bay. “Our fishermen were able to deliver 60 million wild sockeye to the market– something that isn’t happening anywhere else in the world. EPA’s release of their Recommended Determination today is an important step towards finalizing urgently needed protections for the region by the end of the year. We all know what is at stake, it’s time for the EPA to finish the job.”
IMPORTANT: Still Time to Submit Comments to Board of Fish
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The Alaska Board of Fish is meeting in Anchorage this week to take up a variety of proposals and make decisions about fishing regulations in Bristol Bay. A situation is developing which we believe Bristol Bay fishermen ought to know about.
Read MoreASMI All Hands Materials & More
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Catch up on insights and info shared at the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute's annual All Hands meeting
Read MoreMember Survey - We want to hear from BBRSDA members
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BBRSDA is working on our 5-year strategic plan and we need your input
Read More2023 Bristol Bay Salmon Forecast
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ADF&G & The University of Washington Alaska Salmon Program published their 2023 Bristol Bay Salmon forecasts today.
Read MoreFinal Reminder: Applications for CARES Act Assistance Due 10.31.22
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The deadline to apply for NOAA Fisheries CARES Act financial assistance from Alaska & Oregon is Monday, October 31st.
Read MoreUSCG Survival Craft Exemption for BB Reviewed and Renewed
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This exemption was originally issued in 1998 for Bristol Bay vessel and it was reissued and updated in October 2022.
Read MoreAs sockeye salmon boom in Alaska, is there a lesson for us in Washington? - KUOW
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University of Washington professor Daniel Schindler told Soundside that sockeye salmon have been climate change winners in recent years, but the exact reason why remains unclear. - KUOW
Read MoreBristol Bay Price & Services Report
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Help BBRSDA report information about price and services offered in the 2022 season, and for a chance to win $200 at LFS or SeaMar.
Read MoreADF&G 2022 Season Summary
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This year’s commercial sockeye salmon harvest in Bristol Bay was (by far) the largest ever, coming in at 60.0 million fish, with a record total run of 79.0 million sockeye.
Read MoreNew science shows wild-caught salmon among most nutritious and most climate friendly protein choices
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The highest nutrient benefit at the lowest emissions is achieved by consuming wild-caught small pelagic and salmonid species, and farmed bivalves like mussels and oysters
Read More2022 Board of Fish Proposals
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This page is intended to help fishermen navigate the upcoming Board of Fisheries process and participate if they so choose.
Read MoreAnnouncement: BBRSDA's Inaugural Graduate Student Research Program
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The Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA) is offering up to $30,000* to graduate students to progress the science and understanding the Bristol Bay salmon fishery.
Read MoreBBRSDA Submits 404(c) Public Comment to EPA
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The Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association has submitted a public comment on the EPA Region 10’s Revised Proposed Determination relating to the Pebble Deposit Area,.
Read MoreOregon’s “Round 2” CARES Act Fisheries Assistance is Now Available
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Oregon residents who fish in Bristol Bay may be eligible for covid aid money through the OR CARES Fisheries Assistance program.
Read MoreLast Week to Submit 404(c) Comments on Pebble Mine
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NOW is the time to protect our salmon and our way of life. NOW is the time to protect Bristol Bay. The EPA is in the final stages of it’s 404(c) process that could prevent the Pebble Mine from destroying pristine salmon habitat, and public comment is open until September 6, 2022.
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