Alaska’s Commercial Fishing Facts Report Released

January 12, 2021

Alaska Comercial Fishing Facts Report CoverAn annual report compiled by the United Fishermen of Alaska provides insights into commercial fishing and seafood processing in 2018, including some interesting details on the work of Oregon fishermen.

Here’s our Oregon snapshot:

  • Oregon residents who fished a commercial fishing permit: 363
  • Oregon resident commercial crewmember license holders: 997
  • Oregon resident permit holders who fished plus crew: 1,360
  • Alaska commercial fishing vessels registered to Oregon owners: 282
  • Alaska fisheries earnings by Oregon-based permit holders: $117.4 million
  • Estimated harvest by Oregon-based permit holders: 445 million pounds

For more detailed information on each item, click on the link and find the footnotes on page 37.

Our thanks to the United Fishermen of Alaska for compiling this informative report.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced today that it is cancelling the Offshore Wind lease auction scheduled for October 15, 2024. Read BOEM’s explanation of the cancellation here.

Earlier in the day, Oregon Governor Tina Kotel had also indicated to BOEM that the process they were undertaking didn’t adhere to “the Oregon Way” and asked them to halt the auction. Read the Governor’s letter here.

Representatives of several organizations related to commercial fishing, seafood processing, and coastal communities said they wer relieved to get the news. You can read their statement here.

Midwater Trawlers Cooperative sends a hearty thanks to the Oregon Coastal Caucus, Governor Tina Kotek, OR Natural Resources and Climate Advisor Karin Power, Tribal governments, and all who took time to write letters, testify, and otherwise organize against this rush toward offshore wind.