Alaska’s two U.S. senators are pushing major new additions go the pending federal farm bill that would add new support for the state’s seafood industry as well as traditional farming and livestock growing.
Read MoreThe setnet fleet will vote on joining BBRSDA this fall. Ballots will be sent by mail to each S04T setnet permit holder twice in September (9/4 and 9/18) with the post mark date to return them by October 9th.
Read MoreThis summer, Bristol Bay Sockeye marketing was in full swing! From a successful Summer of Sockeye campaign with influencer partnerships and national tv media coverage to Amazon Fresh store demos and appreciation from our major retail partners, Bristol Bay Sockeye was anything but quiet this Summer.
Read MoreA notice was mailed to all setnet permit holders today ahead of the election later this fall. Learn more at bbrsda.com/setnet
Read MoreFollowing the largest wild sockeye harvest on record in 2022, this year’s harvest of 38 million sockeye out of Bristol Bay, Alaska, is again one of the largest of the past two decades.
Read MoreThe Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA) is hosting an online (zoom) Town Hall meeting for Bristol Bay fishermen (S03T and S04T permit holders) on Thursday, August 3, 2023, from 6-8pm AKT.
Read MoreToday, Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon was covered from "net to table" in this article from Alaska Air Cargo. It features the unique fishing lifestyle and fishery management, the Bristol Bay Sockeye-filled plates served by Seattle Chef Renee Erickson, and Bristol Bay fishers Reba Temple and Nels Ure who carry on the tradition of catching wild sockeye with their families.
Read MoreThe BBRSDA’s Summer of Sockeye co-op Satellite Media Tour went live July 13, 2023. The Must-Haves to Elevate Your Summer, featuring wild Bristol Bay sockeye salmon as the lead sponsor. The segment secured 29 bookings and will garner more than 500M impressions. Co-op SMTs are a cost-effective way to amplify content throughout DMAs as well as high-reaching digital sites like Yahoo! Lifestyle.
Read MoreUW-FRI has released an updated in-season forecast report, which includes run projections by district for the rest of the season, after July 14. Below is a table with the remaining run projections compared to the number of vessels operating in each district (as of July 15).
Read the Report HERE.
AFDF is proud to announce the 2024 Alaska Symphony of Seafood & 30th Anniversary! Entries for the 2024 Alaska Symphony of Seafood are being accepted through October 7, 2023.
Read MoreUW-FRI has released an updated forecast report, which includes run projections by district for the rest of the season.
Read MoreForecast is quite accurate thus far with respect to run size and district, but age composition is different than expected.
Read MoreIf you’re looking to keep up with fishing openers and in-season reporting from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game plus other organizations, here are some links you’ll want to bookmark
Read MoreThe secretive nature of price setting in Alaska salmon fisheries strains relationships between processors and independent fishermen and puts both on precarious financial footing. by John Fiorillo, courtesy of Intrafish Media.
Read MoreThe project could improve understanding of Chinook salmon escapement by identifying and protecting Chinook migration corridors, and help sockeye salmon fishermen with the potential of an earlier opening to the sockeye salmon season.
Read MoreLast week, NOAA Fisheries announced that the 2024 Saltonstall-Kennedy (S-K) Grant competition is now open. All interested applicants must submit a 2 page Pre-Proposal by July 24, 2023.
Read More12:30 at the BB School District in Naknek. See you soon!
Read MoreBBRSDA has worked closely with regional tribal leaders, conservation groups, and other business partners to protect Bristol Bay, submitting extensive substantive comments to both the EPA and the US Army Corps of Engineers, fighting the project in court, and engaging with commercial fishermen.
Read More2022 Bristol Bay Price & Fleet Services Snapshot: Results are in. We surveyed Bristol Bay fishermen on processor prices and services for the 2022 season. The results are a snapshot of last season in the Bay — all self-reported from the drifters (S03T).
Read MoreU.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, and U.S. Representative Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement that it has approved the purchase of up to $119.5 million worth of Alaskan Sockeye and Pacific Groundfish, which will be distributed across the country through federal food assistance programs.
Read MoreMaximizing the value of the Bristol Bay fishery for the benefit of our members.
BBRSDA Quality Committee Meeting
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
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BBRSDA Sustainability Committee Meeting
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
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