The Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF) will meet March 10-14, 2023 in Anchorage at the Egan Civic & Convention Center. Changes to Nushagak Salmon Management Plans are on the agenda, with an eye towards conserving Chinook salmon which were labeled as a stock of concern this fall after a string of poor returns.
Read MoreThree members have been nominated and qualified as Board Seat Candidates. Learn more about the candidates and see their responses to a questionnaire.
Read MoreBBRSDA & Bristol Bay processors have received some guidance on the 32' enforcement issue from Alaska Wildlife Troopers (AWT). Please see the AWT letter linked here.
Read More02.08.2023 Sockeye Market Update video from BBRSDA Executive Director Andy Wink
Read MoreIdeas for encouraging the stores and restaurants in your area to feature Bristol Bay sockeye salmon.
Read MoreBBRSDA supported the Port Moller test fishery through two important projects in 2022.
Read MoreBBRSDA just gained a valuable new team member with the addition of Aubrey McNeil as Program Specialist.
Read MoreIn a landmark decision, EPA Finalizes Clean Water Act protections for the world’s greatest salmon fishery responding to decades of Tribal and fishing industrys’ requests.
Read MoreTwo board seats will be up for election in 2023
Read MoreDespite the down-tick in exports during November 2022, export figures from July-November are still strong, with export volume up 28% and value up 27% compared to the same period in 2021.
Read MoreUp to $30,000 to graduate student research to progress the science and understanding the Bristol Bay salmon fishery. The deadline for proposals is 5 p.m. AKST on January 13, 2023
Read MoreLocated in the heart of Bristol Bay in the northeastern end of Iliamna Lake, the easements protect critical habitat for millions of wild salmon and maintain subsistence uses, traditional activities and cultural resources important to the Pedro Bay Corporation and its Alaska Native shareholders.
Read MoreThe Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA) is hiring for Program Specialist position. Click Read More below for details.
Read MoreBBRSDA 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 More“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 MoreUPDATE: Link to the recording of meeting and notes from the Q&A session at the top of this page
Monday, Dec 12, 2022 @ 5pm AK time
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87960054080
Or call: (253) 215-8782
Meeting ID: 879 6005 4080
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.”
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 MoreCatch up on insights and info shared at the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute's annual All Hands meeting
Read MoreMaximizing the value of the Bristol Bay fishery for the benefit of our members.
Quality Committee Meeting
October 3, 2024
BBRSDA Board Meeting
October 16, 2024
Anchorage, AK | Agenda
Outreach Committee Meeting
October 21, 2024
Marketing Committee Meeting
October 29, 2024
Sustainability Committee Meeting
November 4th, 2024
BBRSDA FALL MEMBER MEETING
November 21, 2024 at 11:00 - 1:30
Silver Cloud Hotel (Stadium Location)
During Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle, WA
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