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Squid boom • Page 20

COVID-19 news roundup • Page 7

Trump’s seafood executive order • Page 6

ON THE COVER: The newly built Bristol Bay gillnetter Point Steele. Photo courtesy of Velocity Marine and Fabrication

The dramatic rise in ‘sushi parasites’ • Page 16

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‘Praying we can all go fishing’: Here’s how Alaska fishermen are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. – forbes.com

Alaska air travel disruption: RavnAir Group reportedly plans to discontinue flights between Dutch Harbor and Anchorage. – kucb.org

Concerns over Alaska’s salmon season: The prospect of thousands of fishermen and cannery workers coming to Bristol Bay for the summer salmon fishery has residents in Dillingham ‘scared.’ – adn.com

Alaska air travel disruption: RavnAir files for bankruptcy, stops flights, and lays off remaining staff. – adn.com

Bristol Bay shutdown? The city of Dillingham and a tribal council urge Gov. Mike Dunleavy to consider closing the Bristol Bay salmon fishery to protect the community from the coronavirus pandemic. – kdlg.org

The salmon season and COVID-19: The Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association has issued “proposed fleet and community safety ideas.” – bbrsda.com

Bristol Bay processor commitments: Processing companies offer a plan aimed at keeping the upcoming salmon fishery safe amid the coronavirus pandemic. – kdlg.org

West Coast salmon seasons set: “This year’s package includes some very restrictive seasons in both commercial and recreational fisheries along much of the coast,” said Pacific Fishery Management Council Chair Phil Anderson. – pcouncil.org

Alaska salmon forecast: The state is forecasting a commercial harvest of about 133 million salmon this year, which would be much smaller than last year’s haul of 207.9 million. – adfg.alaska.gov

Unalaska coronavirus precautions: Fish processors have joined forces with the city to create an isolation and quarantine facility. – kucb.org

Oregon emergency tow: The U.S. Coast Guard comes to the aid of a disabled vessel with four people aboard and 10,000 pounds of fish. – content.govdelivery.com

Alaska fisheries and COVID-19: Safe conduct of salmon fisheries is possible, the state’s fish and game commissioner suggests. – alaskajournal.com

Coping with COVID-19: Fearful communities and the seafood industry look to conduct fishing seasons and also limit the spread of coronavirus. – seattletimes.com

Bristol Bay coronavirus demands: Regional organizations want a comprehensive set of health and safety measures for the summer fishing season. – kdlg.org

NPFMC special meeting: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has scheduled a May 15 special meeting to consider emergency requests regarding halibut and sablefish. – deckboss.blogspot.com

Halibut survey cutback: The International Pacific Halibut Commission plans a scaled down stock survey. – iphc.int

$300 million and waiting: The advocacy group Seafood Harvesters of America asks the federal government for a public, transparent, and quick process to disburse congressionally authorized COVID-19 fisheries assistance funds. – seafoodharvesters.org

Opinion: Alaska has plans to manage this year’s fisheries. – adn.com

Alaska’s coronavirus rules: The state treats fishing and oil industries differently when it comes to quarantine. – kucb.org

Defending Alaska’s troll fishery: Fishing and conservation groups resist a bid in federal court to prohibit Chinook salmon trolling this summer in Southeast Alaska. – scribd.com

What’s the holdup? Massachusetts lawmakers call for answers on how fishery participants can access the $300 million in fisheries relief included in the CARES Act. – markey.senate.gov

Alaska’s coronavirus rules: The governor’s commercial fishing mandate leaves questions about enforcement and isolation in Bristol Bay. – kdlg.org

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On May 7, the president signed a new executive order promot-ing American seafood competitiveness and economic growth.

This executive order will propel the United States forward as a seafood superpower by strengthening the American economy; improving the competitiveness of American industry; ensuring food security; providing environmentally safe and sustainable seafood; supporting American workers; and ensuring coordinated and transparent federal actions.

Specifically, the executive order calls for the expansion of sustainable U.S. seafood production through:

• More efficient and predictable aquaculture permitting• Cutting-edge research and development• Regulatory reform to maximize commercial fishing• Enforcement of common-sense restrictions on seafood imports

that do not meet American standards.As part of this effort, the Department of Commerce will cochair

a newly established Seafood Trade Task Force. The agency will work closely with interagency partners to develop a comprehen-sive interagency seafood trade strategy. The strategy will identify opportunities to improve access to foreign markets through trade

President Trump signs executive order promoting American seafood competitiveness and economic growth

policy and negotiations; resolve technical barri-ers to U.S. seafood exports; and otherwise sup-port fair market access for U.S. seafood products.

In addition, the secretary of commerce an-nounced the allocation of $300 million in fisher-ies assistance funding. The funding is provided by Sec. 12005 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also called the CARES

Act. It will be allocated to states, tribes, and territories with coastal and marine fishery participants who have been negatively affected by COVID-19.

As we all know, the 2020 COVID-19 crisis has created a turning point in the way the seafood industry does business. In addition to other efforts and financial support, this executive order and the funding available through the CARES Act creates an exciting new opportunity to address long-term challenges to expanding the domestic seafood sector.

Download the executive order at tinyurl.com/y7vuohxj.

Chris Oliver heads the National Marine Fisheries Service.

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by CHRIS OLIVER

Reaction to the president’s executive orderFrom Glenn Cooke, CEO, Cooke Aquaculture:

“I am very pleased President Trump has recognized that domestic farmed production of aquaculture seafood is vital to help correct the severe trade imbalance and strengthen local food security. This should be viewed as a call to state and local governments that the country is in dire need of domestically produced seafood protein and that they should find ways to support, promote, and expand this essential food sector as other countries have.

“As a family company, with marine fish-farming operations in Maine and Washington and shellfish farming in North Carolina, and wild fisheries in other states including Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alaska, we are extremely proud of the hard work and dedication that our people put in every day to produce healthy seafood meals for families across the USA. Cooke Aquaculture USA in Maine was very proud to have been chosen as the supplier of sustainably farmed Atlantic salmon for the president’s 2017 inauguration. Our strong operations have shown that aquaculture presents a tremendous opportunity to create thousands of jobs and build vibrant working waterfronts coexisting with traditional fisheries in rural coastal communities.

“President Trump and his executive agencies are to be commended for their leadership to address the regulatory challenges with estab-lishing seafood farms by revising the National Aquaculture Devel-opment Plan and implementing a nationwide permit authorizing finfish, seaweed, or multi-trophic culture in federal marine waters.”

From Tim Bristol, executive director of the Juneau-based advocacy group SalmonState:

“While we agree with the need to maximize the value of our country’s seafood industry and ensure that Americans have access to healthy, domestic sources of seafood, this executive order is the wrong approach. It ignores the fact that America already has healthy

wild fisheries generating billions of dollars in revenue and providing hundreds of thousands of jobs. We should be investing our resources in what we already have and better maximizing the value of our fisheries to American communities rather than displacing hardwork-ing fishing families with open-water feedlots and fooling ourselves into believing that farmed fish will solve all of our problems.

“If President Trump is serious about helping boost America’s economy right now, then he should support more COVID-19 fund-ing relief for our country’s fishing industry and rural coastal com-munities. He should also be adopting measures that protect critical fish habitat to ensure that wild fish populations remain healthy. This means not allowing irresponsible development projects to move forward in our country’s most productive wild salmon watersheds, including Alaska’s Bristol Bay. Protecting fish habitat is the most effi-cient – and least expensive – way to make sure that Americans con-tinue to have access to healthy, affordable seafood.”

From Oregon-based processor Pacific Seafood:“This new order isn’t just good news for the fishing industry, but

for all Americans.The administration’s directive to remove outdated barriers to

American fishing, strengthen efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, support expansion of domestic aquacul-ture, and ensure fair and reciprocal trade will make certain that the U.S. seafood community can continue to provide jobs in coastal communities and healthy, safe food for American dinner tables.

“The president’s bold action not only strengthens the seafood industry, but supports continued economic activity in our rural coastal communities, where seafood and commercial fishing is often the single largest contributor to net earnings,” said Frank Dulcich, president and CEO of Pacific Seafood.

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Relief funds allocated as pandemic spawns worry, changesThe coronavirus continues to reverberate through the commer-

cial fishing industry. Here are some of the major news develop-ments related to the pandemic.

Help for fisheries: The U.S. Department of Commerce on May 7 announced the allocation of $300 million in fisheries assistance across states, territories, and tribes. The money was included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also called the CARES Act.

“This relief package will support America’s fishermen and our sea-food sector’s recovery,” said Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said.

Alaska and Washington state received the largest allocations nationally with $50 million each. Other allocations include $18.35 million for California, $15.98 million for Oregon, $5.1 million for federally recognized tribes on the West Coast, $4.34 million for Hawaii, and $1 million for federally recognized tribes in Alaska.

Not all of the money will go to commercial fishing interests. The Commerce Department said those eligible for funding include tribes, commercial and charter fishing businesses, aquaculture operations, processors, and other fishery-related businesses.

Just how quickly the relief is distributed remains an open ques-tion. Commerce said the funding likely will go out faster than fishery disaster aid because the CARES Act doesn’t require the secretary of commerce to declare a fishery disaster.

“The CARES Act also allows the funds to be awarded on a ‘rolling basis,’ which will enable NOAA Fisheries to execute the funds more nimbly in partnership with the states, tribes, and territories,” the department said.

Local outbreak worries: As Alaska pre-pared to open commercial salmon fisheries, a few seafood workers inflected with the coronavirus began to arrive from out of state, as feared. For example, the state announced May 16 that a Trident Seafoods worker had tested positive in Dillingham, a key Bristol Bay fishing port.

Concern remained high in Bristol Bay com-munities about the coming influx of thou-sands of fishermen and processing hands and the potential for a coronavirus outbreak local-ly. Villagers in the region recalled the devas-tating 1918 influenza pandemic. An organi-zation called Samaritan’s Purse pledged to establish a field hospital at King Salmon.

The state issued COVID-19 safety rules for fishermen and processors, and a number of testing options sprang up for fishermen. United Fishermen of Alaska and the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Associa-tion each offered extensive COVID-19 guid-ance on their websites.

IFQ transfer relief: The North Pacific Fish-ery Management Council, in a special meet-ing held May 15, passed a motion requesting the commerce secretary promulgate emer-gency regulations “to allow the temporary transfer of halibut and sablefish IFQ for all quota share holders for the remainder of the 2020 fishing season.”

This action likely will concentrate the catch under fewer fisher-men and fewer boats.

Industry players asked for the liberalized transfer rules as a way of reducing the risks of spreading the virus among crews and communi-ties and negating the need for quota holders to travel unnecessarily.

Curtailed survey plans: COVID-19 complications were playing havoc with key stock surveys planned for this year.

NOAA Fisheries on May 22 took the “unprecedented step” of canceling five major research surveys in federal waters off Alaska.

The cancelled surveys include the Aleutian Islands bottom trawl survey, the eastern Bering Sea bottom trawl survey, the northern Bering Sea bottom trawl survey, the Bering Sea pollock acoustic survey, and the fall ecosystem survey.”

“After much deliberation, we determined that there is no way to move forward with a survey plan that effectively minimizes risks to staff, crew, and the communities associated with the surveys,” the agency said, adding it expects only “limited conservation impact from the loss of survey data this year.”

On May 29, the International Pacific Halibut Commission said it was scaling back this year’s setline survey to 898 stations from the originally planned 1,283 stations – a 30 percent reduction.

The decision was made “as a result of the impacts and restric-tions that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on our field operational capacity and concern for our fishing communities coastwide,” the IPHC said.

– Wesley Loy

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NEWS NET

On the horizonPacific Fishing magazine’s monthly digest of upcoming

management meetings and other notable events.

• Bristol Bay Fish Expo, May 30. Now planned as a virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More information at bristolbayfishexpo.com.

• North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting, June 8-10, via webconference.

• Capitol Hill Ocean Week, June 9. Now planned as a virtual conference. More information at capitolhilloceanweek.org.

• Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting, June 10-19, via webinar.

• ComFish Alaska, Sept. 17-19, Kodiak. More information at comfishak.com.

• Bellingham SeaFeast, Sept. 19-20, Bellingham, Wash. This event has been cancelled due to COVID-19 disruption. More information at bellinghamseafeast.org.

• Seafood Expo North America, Sept. 23-24, Boston. More information at seafoodexpo.com/north-america.

• Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers second annual meeting, Oct. 12, Seattle. More information at tinyurl.com/yx72eg9t.

• International Pacific Halibut Commission interim meeting, Dec 1-2, Seattle.

• Pacific Marine Expo, Dec. 1-3, Seattle. More information at pacificmarineexpo.com.

• International Pacific Halibut Commission annual meeting, Jan. 25-29, Victoria, British Columbia.

Coast Guard offers new i911 system for PNW mariners

Editor’s note: The U.S. Coast Guard issued this bulletin on May 12.

The 13th Coast Guard District has implemented a ground-breaking technology to assist mariners in distress on the waters of the Pacific Northwest.

Across Washington and Oregon, mariners can provide vital location information to Coast Guard rescue crews from their smartphones without having to download an application. In addition to common life-saving devices known to mariners, such as emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) and VHF radios, the Coast Guard now has the i911 application as an additional tool to provide life-saving information from a mariner’s cell phone.

The i911 system is a free service developed by Callyo. It pro-vides fast and accurate location data to the Coast Guard in a sim-ple web-based interface. If a mariner has recently or is actively connected to a cell tower, the user’s smartphone could provide GPS information, potentially up to 20 nautical miles offshore. The Coast Guard has the ability to send a text message to the mari-ner’s cell phone requesting permission to access the GPS location information; all the mariner needs to do is enable location infor-

Alaska salmon industry consolidates with merger of processors Ocean Beauty and Icicle

Two of Alaska’s best-known seafood processors announced they are merging much of their operations.

Ocean Beauty Seafoods LLC and Icicle Seafoods Inc., both head-quartered in Seattle, said they would combine their wild salmon and Gulf of Alaska groundfish operations and would form a new company called OBI Seafoods LLC.

Mark Palmer, president and CEO of Ocean Beauty, will serve as CEO of the newly merged company, a May 29 press release said.

Palmer cited “significant market and resource fluctuations” in the Alaska salmon business as a driver behind the merger.

“The merger will enable more focus on selling seafood products in the global marketplace by leveraging both strong sales teams. Increased sales will bring additional investment to support growth and jobs,” he said.

The announcement did not say whether any money would change hands in the deal. It also didn’t say whether any staff or plant reductions are planned.

“Initial plans include modernizing processing facilities and

combining marketing and value-added product exper-tise,” the press release said.

Some assets excluded: The release explained which parts of each company are included in the deal:

“Included in the merger are all five Icicle shoreside plants and all five Ocean Beauty shoreside plants in Alaska. Ocean Beauty Seafoods’ smoked salmon and distribution operations will remain under its cur-rent ownership and will operate under the name OBS Smoked & Dis-tribution LLC. The Ocean Beauty and Icicle Seafoods Gulf of Alaska groundfish operations and all salmon operations will operate under the newly formed OBI. Icicle Seafoods’ processing operations on the P/V Gordon Jensen and the permanently moored craft Northern Victor in Dutch Harbor are not included in the merger. These plants will contin-ue to operate in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Western Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries, and will operate under Icicle Seafoods Inc.”

The Northern Victor is a 380-foot pollock processing ship based at Unalaska.

John Woodruff, Icicle’s chief operating officer, will become exec-utive vice president of Alaska operations for the new company.

Founded in 1910, Ocean Beauty is owned by the Bristol Bay Economic Development Corp. and a group of individuals. Icicle, founded in 1965, was acquired by Canadian aquaculture company Cooke in 2016.

Icicle and Ocean Beauty will each own a 50 percent stake in the new company. The merger will take effect on June 1.

– Wesley Loy


Potential landslide threatens PWS tsunami, geologists say

Editor’s note: The following is adapted from a press release the Alaska Department of Fish and Game posted May 14.

The threat of a large and potentially dangerous tsunami is loom-ing in Prince William Sound, where an increasingly likely landslide could generate a wave with devastating effects on fishermen and recreationalists using the area, the state’s top geologist said.

The rapid retreat of Barry Glacier from Barry Arm, 28 miles northeast of Whittier, could release millions of tons of rock into Harriman Fiord, triggering a tsunami at least as large as some of the largest in the state’s recorded history.

“The most noteworthy of these tsunamis was in 1958, when a landslide entered the Lituya Bay Fiord in Glacier Bay and gener-ated a wave that went 1,700 feet up the opposite side of the fiord,” said Steve Masterman, director of the state Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys (DGGS). “The most recent was at South-east Alaska’s Taan Glacier in 2015, where a wave went 600 feet up the opposite wall of the glacial valley.”

Geologists know the Barry Arm area as part of the “accretionary prism,” where plate tectonics forced sedimentary rocks to merge with the southern shore of the Alaska mainland long ago in geolog-ical history. The process created numerous faults and cracks, and subsequent formation and movement of glaciers further fractured and eroded the landscape. As glaciers retreat, they remove support of the valley walls, allowing the rockfalls and landslides that can create tsunamis when they enter water.

mation in their smartphone settings and click the link provided in the text message.

The Coast Guard can then utilize the provided positions to direct search assets to the mariner’s location.

The 13th District continues to adapt with modern times to assist mariners in distress. In an age where smartphones are an essential part of everyday life, the i911 system is another tool that can be used by Coast Guard search and rescue teams to provide rapid assistance in the maritime domain.

While this new technology is highly effective, mariners are advised that i911 should not replace standard VHF radios. VHF Channel 16 remains the most reliable means of communication for mariners in distress.

“While VHF radio remains the most reliable form of distress communication, this tool gives the Coast Guard another avenue to rapidly locate mariners in distress utilizing smartphone tech-nology,” said Lt. Cmdr. Colin Boyle, the 13th District’s command center chief. “In addition, the location-sharing feature is only uti-lized during an active search and rescue case and can be turned off by the mariner at any time.”

This tool is readily available to first responder agencies across the country, including the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard ran a pilot program in 2019 in which the new application was instrumental to resolving several search and rescue cases in the New England region.

For any questions regarding i911, visit i911.zendesk.com.

While it’s not possible to predict a landslide with precision, sig-nificant rainfall, snowfall, or seismic activity – or a combination of any such effects – could precipitate a landslide event, and the con-tinuing glacial retreat increases the odds as well, Masterman said.

“As global warming continues to thaw glaciers and permafrost, landslide-created tsunamis are emerging as a greater threat – not just in Alaska, but in places like British Columbia and Norway,” said Woods Hole Research Center (Massachusetts) scientist Anna Liljedahl.

Division geologists became aware of the potential for landslide in the Barry Glacier area when researchers at Woods Hole performing routine comparisons of two different sets of national geographical ele-vation data saw significant movement in the area, and notified DGGS.

The region attracts many boaters engaging in commercial, sport, personal use, or subsistence fishing and shrimping, as well as recreational boaters and campers, said Rick Green, special assis-tant in the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. In the summer, as many as 500 people may be in the area at one time, and at risk from a landslide-induced tsunami.

State officials strongly recommend people avoid all the identi-fied danger zones until the hazards can be adequately understood and characterized.

DGGS will work to help create better models to predict how large a tsunami might be and how it would propagate through the fiord and the entire Prince William Sound.

One important step would be to place solar-powered GPS monitors on the potential landslide to detect increased rates of movement that frequently precede catastrophic landslide failures, Masterman said.

Scientists knowledgeable about the situation have pre-pared an open letter with additional details. It’s posted at tinyurl.com/yaaywgah.


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The newly built Bristol Bay gillnetter Novarupta. Photos courtesy of Velocity Marine and Fabrication, Cascade Engine Center, and Brad Angasan

NovaruptaA veteran Bristol Bay fisherman invests in a nimble new gillnetter named with family heritage in mind

The F/V Novarupta is poised for its first Bristol Bay gillnet season, but the newly built boat’s owner, Anchorage resident Brad Angasan, has long roots in the salmon fishery.

A lifelong Bristol Bay fisherman, Angasan grew up in the village of South Naknek and began fishing as a child with his grandmother, and then with his father, Trefon Angasan III.

The new boat’s name is “synonymous with everything my family has experienced and achieved – it is the symbol of my family,” he said.

Novarupta was a new volcano on the Alaska Peninsula that erupted explosively in 1912. Villagers fled “in skin-covered kayaks,” Angasan said.

Angasan fished for 25 years on a 1994 Kvichak called the Home-ward, having bought it from his father. He invested in upgrades until everything except the propulsion system was brand new.

The sale of the Homeward yielded a handsome return, and Angasan decided to advance his fishing career with a new boat.

On a dime: The 32-by-16-foot aluminum Novarupta is built

by DANIEL MINTZ


for maneuverability.“I’ve never been on a boat where you can steer it backwards, and

the way that boat is engineered and designed – it clearly has that type of capability,” Angasan said. “This boat maneuvers on a dime and I’m blown away by it.”

The vessel is outfitted with a 750-horsepower DI13 Scania engine and a ZF transmission system coupled to a 20-inch HI500 Thrustmaster jet and a 10-inch Keypower bow thruster.

Angasan chose not to go with a double-engine setup.“I wanted the capacity, more holding space, and I also wanted to

keep the boat as light as we possibly could,” he said.The Novarupta topped 30 knots during sea trials, which is “re-

markable for a single-engine, single-pump design,” Angasan said.Onboard equipment includes a 7.5-ton Pacific West refrigerated

seawater system, and the boat’s hold capacity is 18,000 pounds.Deck gear includes an 18-by-72-inch power roller, a 30-inch stern

roller, and an anchor winch all by Kinematics.Made to work: The Novarupta’s design is “built around effi-

ciency,” Angasan said.The boat has a three-pump hydraulics system.“That’s probably overkill, but these boats are machines – they’re

With its single Thrustmaster jet, the F/V Novarupta topped 30 knots during sea trials.

Brad Angasan

made to work around the clock, and that’s what we built this boat for, is to work efficiently, around the clock,” he said. “The three-pump hydraulic system isolates most of the hydraulic pumps from one another, which is key for consistent power and deliv-ery, especially in hairy situations.”

The tophouse is “designed much like a cockpit – it’s my work zone,” Angasan said. “Everything was designed with the goal of attaining efficiency and reducing fatigue.”

A camera feed provides views of the crew netting, and there are also cameras in the engine room “to keep an eye on the RSW or any-thing else that might deserve a hasty inspection.”

As for comfort, the Novarupta offers plenty.“One of the coolest features of my boat happens to be my twin

bunk shared with my wife, Ronalda,” Angasan said. “It’s collaps-ible, so when it’s time to go, the bunk collapses to a regular single


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day bunk. The boat’s heating system is a Webasto forced-air system that delivers heat to the main galley with directional venting on each of my windows in the front windshield, keeping my vision free of fog and moisture.”

Angasan described fishing as more than an occupation and rather an expression of culture. The Novarupta is a “big step” in

Veteran Bristol Bay fisherman Brad Angasan says the tophouse of his new boat is “designed much like a cockpit.”

advancing his family’s longtime involvement in the Bristol Bay salmon fishery.

“These are $700,000 to $850,000 boats and it’s a huge commit-ment, for sure,” he said.

The Novarupta is a team effort with Angasan’s wife. His son, 19-year-old Hunter, is a fifth-generation fisherman and “he’s made

A 750-horsepower DI13 Scania engine powers the F/V Novarupta. The F/V Novarupta’s design is all about efficiency, says owner Brad Angasan.


How to name a new boat

Brad Angasan offered some thoughts on how he came up with the name of his Bristol Bay gillnetter, the Novarupta.

Naming a new boat is no easy tasking in this day and age. Wives, kids, parents, patriarchs, and matriarchs of the family are all worthy people to commemorate. For me, I wanted our new boat name to be endearing, meaningful, something my entire family could share in. My family has overcome global pandemics, natural disas-ters, endured an evolving world, suffered famine and uncertainty, and conversely the effects of prosperity. I sought a symbol for something powerful, something that draws one to association, and reflection. For me, that symbol is Novarupta, the volcano my grandfather Trefon II fled during the eruption of 1912, the single most powerful volcanic eruption of the 20th century.

Deck gear on the F/V Novarupta includes a net drum, stern roller, and anchor winch all from Kinematics.

it clear to me that a career on the water is going to be his path.”

Velocity-built: The vessel was built by Velocity Marine and Fabrication, of Sedro Wooley, Washington. Owner Rob Smith highlighted the Novarupta’s agility.

“It handles really nice. It doesn’t slide like a lot of Bristol Bay boats, and it tracks in the wind nice,” he said.

Smith noted that six lifting/turning strakes on the boat’s bottom contribute to its maneuverability and steering performance.

The Novarupta is one of three gillnet ves-sels built at Velocity Marine this year, the third being the F/V Point Steele, a 32-by-17-foot twin-jet boat.

The newbuilds were booked before the coronavirus pandemic emerged, and Smith said “it’s been pretty quiet” since.

“But I have a pretty good feeling that the phone’s going to start ringing again for orders for next year,” he said, as another strong salm-on return is forecasted for Bristol Bay.

Angasan said he did quite a bit of research before choosing Velocity as his builder.

“I really enjoyed the grassroots feel of the shop,” he said. “The bead work and welds are consistently beautiful throughout the entire vessel. You can tell a lot about a build-er by the quality of their weld work.”


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The newly built Bristol Bay gillnetter Point Steele features a pair of Cummins engines and twin Ultrajets. Photos courtesy of Velocity Marine and Fabrication

Jets blazingThe new F/V Point Steele is fast,

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Amid concern over the 2020 Bristol Bay salmon season and COVID-19, there was only optimistic excitement as Washington state’s Velocity Marine and Fabrication.

In early May, sea trails were being held for their latest boat, the Point Steele. Following that, owner Mel Matthews planned to make the long run north, through Canada, Southeast, and the Gulf of Alaska, with the 32-by-16-foot aluminum beauty to arrive in time for the June fishery.

While the current crop of Bristol Bay gillnetters show some

variation in topside design, the best of them tend to share some features. The hulls, while staying within the regulated 32-foot length limit, are beamy and shallow. Much of the Bristol Bay fishery is carried out in very shallow waters and the big tides can make the fishery tricky. To some extent, this is alleviated by the use of jets and a very low deadrise aft. This also allows the boats to dry up when alongside on closed days.

There are still 7-knot prop-driven boats in the bay, but the elite vessels, like the Point Steele, have light-boat speeds approaching 40

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knots. In a season that is measured in days, speed is all-important. With a capacity of 18,000 pounds in refrigerated seawater, the Point Steele will deliver to the tender multiple times in an opening. Even loaded, the boat can be expected to make speed roughly half those of the light boat. Lenco trim tabs help optimize performance under different load conditions.

Cummins power: To make these speeds, she has been pow-ered with a pair of the popular Cummins QSC8.3 engines. These 505-cubic-inch, six-cylinder engines, with a high-pressure common-rail fuel system and four valves per cylinder, deliver 600 horsepower each to the twin Ultrajet 340 HT jets through ZF 305 gears.

At the same time as it’s an aggressive fishing machine, the boat will serve as “home” to a crew of four throughout the season and up to six if required. The current pandemic is likely to require even less shore time than usual. But crew comfort is not neglected. The fo’c’sle is fitted out with four crew bunks, a Dickinson diesel stove, refrigerator, and head. All the comforts of home in the forward half of a 32-foot boat!

The full-width wheelhouse, set well forward, provides excellent visibility fore and aft. There is a fold-out bed there for the skipper and his wife.

On the Point Steele, the gillnet will be set and retrieved over the stern with the aid of a powered stern roller and a powered net drum supplied by Kinematics.

The boat has two 200-gallon fuel tanks, and tankage for 40 gallons of water and 50 gallons of hydraulic oil. In addition to hydraulics for the deck equipment, the boat has a 10-ton Pacific

West hydraulic-driven RSW system.At sea trials, the Point Steele demonstrated the incredible maneu-

verability achieved with twin 600-horsepower jets and clocked out at 38 knots.

At sea trials, the jet-propelled F/V Point Steele clocked out at 38 knots.

The F/V Point Steele under construction.


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‘Sushi parasites’ have increased greatly in past 40 years, UW study findsThe next time you eat sashimi, nigiri, or other forms of raw fish,

consider doing a quick check for worms.A new study led by the University of Washington finds dramatic

increases in the abundance of a worm that can be transmitted to humans who eat raw or undercooked seafood. Its 283-fold increase in abundance since the 1970s could have implications for the health of humans and marine mammals, which both can inadvertently eat the worm.

Thousands of papers have looked at the abundance of this para-sitic worm, known as Anisakis or “herring worm,” in particular places and at particular times. But this is the first study to combine the results of those papers to investigate how the global abundance of these worms has changed through time. The findings were published March 19 in the journal Global Change Biology.

“This study harnesses the power of many studies together to show a global picture of change over a nearly four-decade period,” said corresponding author Chelsea Wood, an assistant professor in the UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences. “It’s interesting because it shows how risks to both humans and marine mammals are changing over time. That’s important to know from a public health standpoint, and for understanding what’s going on with marine mammal populations that aren’t thriving.”

Despite their name, herring worms can be found in a variety of marine fish and squid species. When people eat live herring worms, the parasite can invade the intestinal wall and cause symp-toms that mimic those of food poisoning, such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. In most cases, the worm dies after a few days and the symptoms disappear. This disease, called anisakiasis or anisakido-sis, is rarely diagnosed because most people assume they merely suffered a bad case of food poisoning, Wood explained.

After the worms hatch in the ocean, they first infect small crus-taceans, such as bottom-dwelling shrimp or copepods. When small fish eat the infected crustaceans, the worms then transfer to their bodies, and this continues as larger fish eat smaller infected fish.

Humans and marine mammals become infected when they eat a fish that contains worms. The worms can’t reproduce or live for more than a few days in a human’s intestine, but they can persist and reproduce in marine mammals.

Seafood processors and sushi chefs are well-practiced at spotting the worms in fish and picking them out before they reach customers in grocery stores, seafood markets, or sushi bars, Wood explained. The worms can be up to 2 centimeters in length, or about the size of a nickel.

“At every stage of seafood processing and sushi preparation, people are good at finding worms and removing them from fish,” Wood said.

Some worms can make it past these screening steps. Still, Wood – who studies a range of marine parasites – said she enjoys eating sushi regularly. For sushi consumers who remain concerned about these worms, she recommends cutting each piece in half and looking for worms before eating it.

For the analysis, the study’s authors searched the published literature archived online for all mentions of Anisakis worms, as well as another parasitic worm called Pseudoterranova, or “cod worm.” They whittled down the studies based on set criteria, ulti-mately keeping only those studies that presented estimates of the

abundance of each worm in fish at a given point in time. While Anisakis worms increased 283-fold over the study period of 1978 to 2015, Pseudoterranova worms did not change in abundance.

Although the health risks of these marine worms are fairly low for humans, scientists think they may be having a big impact on marine mammals such as dolphins, whales, and seals. The worms actually reproduce in the intestines of these animals and are released into the ocean via feces. While scientists don’t yet know the physiological impacts of these parasites on marine mammals, the parasites can live in the mammals’ bodies for years, which could have detrimental effects, Wood said.

“One of the important implications of this study is that now we know there is this massive, rising health risk to marine mammals,” Wood said. “It’s not often considered that parasites might be the reason that some marine mammal populations are failing to bounce back. I hope this study encourages people to look at intestinal para-sites as a potential cap on the population growth of endangered and threatened marine mammals.”

The authors aren’t sure what caused the large increase of Anisakis worms over the past several decades, but climate change, more nutrients from fertilizers and runoff, and an increase in marine mammal populations over the same period could all be potential reasons, they said.

Marine mammals have been protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act since 1972, which has allowed many populations of seals, sea lions, whales, and dolphins to grow.

“It’s possible that the recovery of some marine mammal popu-lations has allowed recovery of their Anisakis parasites,” Wood said. “So, the increase in parasitic worms actually could be a good thing, a sign that the ecosystem is doing well. But, ironically, if one marine mammal population increases in response to protection and its Anisakis parasites profit from that increase, it could put other, more vulnerable marine mammal populations at risk of increased infection, and that could make it even more difficult for these endangered populations to recover.”

This study was funded by Washington Sea Grant, the National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the University of Washington.

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UW to host new regional institute for climate, ocean, and ecosystem researchThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

announced May 20 that it has selected the University of Wash-ington to host NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies.

The new regional consortium will include faculty and staff at the UW, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Oregon State University.

The selection comes with an award of up to $300 million over five years, with the potential for renewal for another five years based on successful performance.

The purpose of the cooperative institute is to facilitate research to support NOAA’s mission; educate and prepare the next generation of scientists; and engage and educate the citizenry about human-caused impacts on ecosystem health and socioeconomic sustainability.

The new cooperative institute will address some of the major research themes that have been the focus of NOAA’s previous cooperative institute hosted by UW, the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, including climate and ocean changes and impacts, and will expand to include new research areas and involve additional universities.

“We’re excited to build on JISAO’s research and education traditions through our regional research consortium,” said director John Horne, professor in the UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences. “The expanded research and education portfolios will enable us to better serve NOAA’s mission.”

The center’s members will work alongside scientists at NOAA’s

Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, and Northwest Fisheries Science Center, all based in Seattle.

“The challenges we face related to climate, oceans, and coastal ecosystems require ongoing collaboration that crosses sectoral, disciplinary, and geographic boundaries,” said Lisa J. Graumlich, dean of the UW College of the Environment. “This ongoing part-nership with NOAA, UAF, and OSU allows us to collaborate at a scale that we have never seen before in the Pacific Northwest. NOAA’s investment leverages our incredible federal and univer-sity resources to understand and confront problems that no one institution could tackle alone.”

“This is a big win for the University of Washington,” said U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington. “Since 1977, the UW has known what we all know now – that a healthy environment supports a robust ocean economy. Now, at a time when research dollars are critical, NOAA is nearly tripling its investment in the world-class ocean science conducted at the UW. The new Coop-erative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies will expand on the UW’s legacy of success by conducting new research into the impacts of climate and ocean variability, environmental chemistry and ocean carbon, and changing marine ecosystems.”

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The Fraser River work site where crews are installing a fish ladder and fish pump. Fisheries and Oceans Canada photo

With another summer salmon run approaching, crews in British Columbia are hustling to complete measures to assist fish in getting past the blockade created by a monster landslide last year along the Fraser River north of Lillooet.

Work includes installing a pneumatic fish pump system known as the Whooshh PassagePortal. Crews are working to mount the Whooshh transport tubing along the canyon wall above the river.

In addition, crews have built a concrete fish ladder. The ladder

The great Fraser River salmon rescuewill allow fish to swim up to a holding pool where they will either enter the Whooshh PassagePortal or be collected for truck transport upriver.

Fish typically start arriving at the slide site in mid-May. Peak sockeye migration is expected in August.

Work at the site is quite hazardous, with crews having to take safeguards against falling rock.

– Wesley Loy

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The fight for Alaska’s troll fishery; longliners hook upLegal battle: Lawyers for the National Marine Fisheries Service

on May 11 filed forceful opposition to a conservation group’s motion to shut down Southeast Alaska’s summer troll fishery set to begin on July 1.

The group, Wild Fish Conservancy, was seeking an injunction to block the fishery, arguing it poses a threat to endangered Southern Resident killer whales reliant on Chinook salmon for food.

In its 34-page opposition to the injunction, NMFS argued that closing the fishery would have only a “very small effect” on the availability of prey for killer whales.

A Juneau-based commercial fishing group, the Alaska Trollers Association, has joined the case on the side of NMFS. The case was pending in U.S. District Court in Seattle.

Longline merger: Two prominent players in the cod freezer

longline sector, Prowler Fisheries and Aleutian Spray Fisheries, in May announced a merger agreement.

Under the deal, Aleutian Spray Fisheries will be managing part-ner of the newly formed Aleutian Longline Co. The company’s fleet of freezer longliners will consist of the F/V Arctic Prowler, F/V Ocean Prowler, F/V Siberian Sea, and F/V U.S. Liberator.

News of the merger comes from the Juneau-based the Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association, one of Alaska’s community development quota companies. APICDA has a long working relationship with Aleutian Spray – the two have co-owned the pollock factory trawler Starbound since 1999.

“This merger will allow us to maximize our cod assets by oper-ating our fleet more efficiently and increasing our position in the market,” said Chris Swasand, Aleutian Spray’s president.

False Pass closure: Trident Seafoods announced it would

not be operating its processing plant this summer in the village of False Pass.

“This difficult decision is in response to increased uncertainty in the marketplace due to the COVID-19, the 2020 salmon projections, and the costs and logistics of managing risk in a remote community during the pandemic,” the memo said.

Trident said it would continue to operate the fuel facility and provide limited vessel support through the summer.

“Independent fishermen who deliver to Trident in Area M will enjoy the same level of service and support that they have experi-enced in the past,” the memo said.

In a deal announced in late 2017, Trident took a joint ownership stake in what was then APICDA’s Bering Pacific Seafoods in False Pass. The operation is now called False Pass Seafoods.

“Our acquisition of the False Pass plant is a long-term invest-ment in the fishery and the community,” the recent Trident memo said. “We are hopeful that conditions improve and we’ll be in a position to resume operations next season.”

A Trident competitor, Silver Bay Seafoods, recently built what it describes as “a new state-of-the-art plant” in False Pass.

Getting jiggy with it: The Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Asso-

ciation wants to allow the use of jig gear in the individual fishing quota (IFQ) sablefish and halibut fisheries.

In a recent letter to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Sitka-based ALFA wrote:

“As you are well aware, sperm whales have made longline fish-ing for sablefish challenging. Many of the larger boats in the sable-

fish fleet have transitioned to pot gear, but the costs and safety issues associated with switching to pots are prohibitive to the small boats that participate in the sablefish fishery. Jig machines have been used with success in the guided sport fishery for sablefish, but our read of current regulations is that jig gear is NOT currently legal in the commercial sablefish IFQ fishery. We would like the council to initiate action to make jig gear legal in the sablefish fishery and, because halibut is often harvested concurrent with sablefish, that jig gear may also be legally used to harvest halibut IFQs.”

The ALFA letter was on the agenda for the council’s June 8-10 meeting.

Shrimp haul: The Prince William Sound commercial shrimp

pot fishery closed for the season with a total estimated harvest of 66,480 pounds of whole shrimp, or 98 percent of the quota.

The season opened April 15 for an initial fishing period, with 55 vessels taking part in the harvest, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game reported. A second period occurred in early May with 48 vessels involved.

Washington watch: Alaska’s congressional delegation announced

May 4 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture would make a $20 million purchase of Alaska pollock.

Wesley Loy is editor of Pacific Fishing magazine and producer of Deckboss, a blog on Alaska commercial fisheries.

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California’s season began April 1 and is off to a strong start. As of May 15, about 6,000 short tons of squid were landed in Califor-nia. The season’s catch cap is 118,000 short tons, and when the catch is strong the cap is reached by late fall or early winter.

Last year’s catch was alarmingly weak, totaling about 14,000 short tons.

Fish farm expansion: The Nordic Aquafarms plan to build a

fish farm on California’s Humboldt Bay is getting bigger.The Norway-based company recently announced it reached an

agreement with Humboldt’s harbor district to expand a 33-acre lease area by three acres.

The expansion “allows Nordic to increase the production capacity to the same size as its Maine facility resulting in more local jobs in Humboldt,” according to the announcement.

Nordic’s Belfast, Maine, facility is in the closing stages of permit-ting, and both facilities are now said to be aiming for a fish produc-tion capacity of 33,000 metric tons per year.

The Maine operation will produce Atlantic salmon. A species hasn’t been determined yet for Humboldt. But Nordic’s managers have said they’ll apply for aquaculture permits for both Atlantic salmon and steelhead.

The project will be done in two phases, with an initial permit application planned for this summer and a second this fall. Permit approvals are expected sometime in 2021.

Nordic’s managers have at times cited 80 full-time jobs for the Humboldt facility, but the recent announcement said more than 150 jobs would be created.

The company pledged it will “not compete with the local fisher-ies” and is “committed to not apply for any aquaculture permit that will compete directly with the local fishermen.”

But West Coast fishermen are concerned that if the regional market is flooded with relatively cheap Atlantic salmon, sales of wild-caught fish will be affected.

Entanglement progress: There was a total of 26 West Coast

whale entanglements in 2019, according to a recent federal report, a significant reduction from the previous year but still higher than what was seen before a trend of increases began.

The NOAA Fisheries report states that in 2019, entanglement reporting on the U.S. West Coast “continued to be higher than what had occurred historically prior to 2014, although fewer reports were received than in some of the recent record high years.”

There were 47 reported entanglements in 2018, with the peak years of 2015 and 2016 seeing 52 and 55 entanglements respectively.

As in previous years, California accounted for the majority of 2019 entanglements, logging 17 of the year’s 26 entanglements.

California’s Dungeness crab season ended early in 2019 under terms of a legal settlement. This year’s season ended early in the state’s central region but has been allowed to continue in the north region, as it hasn’t been flagged for elevated entanglement risk.

Regional priorities: NOAA Fisheries has released five regional

strategic plans, including plans for the West Coast and Alaska.Download the plans at tinyurl.com/ybae7zr9.

Daniel Mintz reports from Eureka, Calif.

It’s a calamari party in OregonSquid boom: Oregon’s market squid fishery is seeing another

year of record landings, with 8.5 million pounds landed as the season tapered down in mid-May. The total ex-vessel value of that is $4.9 million.

That surpasses the former landings record of about 7 million pounds in 2018.

“The initial pulse occurred earlier this year than it has in the past few years, with 7.2 million pounds being landed from March 23 to April 7,” said Troy Buell, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wild-life’s state fishery management program leader.

Buell said 40 vessels have participated in this year’s squid fish-ery, with as many as 25 making landings in any given week.

But the vessel numbers were down to 10 to 14 per week by mid-May.Some “late joiners” from Oregon, Washington, and Alaska

also participated.“That explains why we have a high number of vessels across

the seasons but lower numbers participating at any given time,” Buell said.

In mid-April, ODFW hosted a virtual public meeting on the squid fishery to discuss potential management changes.

Buell reported that ODFW will propose management measures to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission before next spring. They might include gear requirements to reduce bycatch, such as use of rib lines that purse the net above the lead line, and periodic closures to allow undisrupted spawning.

Buell said there were reports of vessels from California partici-pating early in the season, then returning to Monterey when squid were being caught there.

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HALIBUTAt the time of this writing, the season is ongoing. There is very little sales activity due to undertainty related to the global pandemic. Fishing reports have been mostly positive. However, weakened dock prices due to reduced end-user demand has given potential buyers pause. The latest is as follows:

AREA ESTIMATED VALUES2C $46.00/# - $58.00/#- No activity despite reduced asking prices.3A $35.00/# - $44.00/#- Unfished, unblocked available.3B $20.00/# - $27.00/#- Recent sales of unblocked. Low availability.4A $13.00/# - $16.00/#- Recent activity, reduced asking prices.4B $11.00/# - $20.00/#- Blocked and unblocked available.4C $10.00/# - $19.00/#- Low availability, no recent activity.4D $10.00/# - $19.00/#- No activity.

AREA ESTIMATED VALUESSE $12.00/# - $18.00/#- Low supply of unblocked.WY $14.00/# - $18.00/#- Some recent sales at reduced prices.CG $9.00/# - $14.00/#- Activity has slowed, some recent sales.WG $6.00/# - $10.00/#- Buyers remain active at reduced prices.AI $1.50/# - $8.00*/# (A class)- Limited activity.BS $1.50/# - $8.00*/# (A class)- Demand for A shares, sellers wanted.

SABLEFISHDespite unprecedented levels of uncertainty, market activity has cautiously continued as the reduced quota prices present opportunity for those with a long term outlook. Recent sales in WG, CG, and WY. Fishing reports have been mixed, with successful trips being marred by low dock prices. A significant portion of the fleet remains tied to the dock with hopes of improved dock prices in the fall. The latest is as follows:

ALASKA PERMITS ESTIMATED VALUES

WEST COAST PERMITS ESTIMATED VALUES

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California Crab Variable - Call for info There has been a slight increase of interest, with some potential sales in the works. Permit values are beginning to stabilize now that baseline lengths have been established. Abundance of supply, and buyers are encouraged to make offers. The latest is as follows:- 175 pot: $30k-$50k range. - 250 pot: $45k-$60k less than 40’. $50k-$100k for 40’+ - 300-350 pot: $70k-$150k. Low availability.- 400-450 pot: $100k-$280k. Value dependent on length.- 500 pot: $250k-$450k+. Highest value in 58’ and above.California Deeper Nearshore $32kCA Halibut Trawl $70k - $100kCalifornia Squid Variable - Call for infoCalifornia Squid Light/Brail Variable - Call for infoOregon Pink Shrimp $60k - $75kOregon Crab Variable - Call for infoIncreased activity, sellers wanted.- 200 pot: $45k-$60k. - 300 pot: $110k - $200k.- 500 pot: $200k - $300K for <50’ & $6k-$7k per foot >50’.Puget Sound Crab $155kPuget Sound Drift $12kPuget Sound Seine $100kWashington Crab Variable - Call for infoNew listings at reduced prices, limited activity.- 300 pot: $90k - $160k depending on length- 500 pot: $300k - $400k depending on lengthWashington Pink Shrimp $70k - Lease availableWashington Troll $21kLongline - Unendorsed $110k - $130k - Leases available-Cash buyers looking, sellers wanted.Longline - Sablefish Endorsed Variable- Tier 2 and 3 permits available, prices reduced.A-Trawl Variable - Call for info- Permits available for sale or lease, offers encouraged.

Power Troll $25kArea M Drift $195kArea M Seine $175kArea M Setnet $55kBristol Bay Drift $160kBristol Bay Drift EMT $18kBristol Bay Setnet $63kCook Inlet Drift $29kKodiak Seine $37kPWS Drift $142kPWS Seine $145kSE Dungeness (75-300 pots) Variable - Sellers wantedSoutheast Drift $73kSoutheast Herring Seine $100kSoutheast Salmon Seine $180kSE Chatham Black Cod $430k - Available

Permit Information



FOR SALECalifornia market squid boat with permit and all fishing rights, virgin light permit. Boat and permit priced to sell for $569,000. Call Don (949) 279-9369.

FOR SALELive bait boat for sale is rigged for California squid market brail. Permit available at higher price boat as she sits has two anchovies nets a HMS. Permit and sardine permit $325,000. Call Craig (949) 279-9369.

Boats/Permits/IFQs

FOR SALENorthern Hunter – 37.33' x 11.38' 1988 Deltaga fibreglass. John Deere 6068TFM01, 5,000 hours, 220 HP, new injectors, Twin Disc MG5050, 4 tanked holds. Email Geoff at [email protected] for more details. Price: $80,000 CDN.

FOR SALE2016 58' x 24' Steel Beach Seiner. Packs 150,000 lbs, twin 350 HP Cummins mains, three generators, RSW system. 2 hydraulic cranes and galvanized boom with topping winch, hoist winch, vang and power block slider. $2,350,000. Contact Kylie at (907) 209-6136 or [email protected].

FOR SALE46 ft. Little Hoquiam Blue Fin Crabber/Toller. Top of the line fiberglass boat. Best ride on the ocean. Oregon troll permit with or without the boat. Ready to fish. $325,000 asking. Call Doug (360) 580-3027.

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FOR SALEAKKO CHAN, 42 ft fibreglass blast freezer troller, very clean, well maintained. Brand new John Deere 240 hp engine installed 2017, new gear, twin disc, new exhaust and tail shaft; holds 600 gallons of fuel; lots of fishing gear included. This vessel is ready to fish. Price reduced to $175,000 from $180,000 CAD. Call (250) 559-4637 or (250) 637-1997.

F/V ANNA47' steel troller/sailer. Steel for price of wood. Isuzu 6BD1 130 h.p./550 fuel/good sails/alumi-num poles & hayrack/full electronics/new alumi-num pilot house, new hydraulic system and all new wiring 2005/drop in slush/crab tank/large insulated & glasses fish hold. Turn-key. Stika. Vessel scheduled to be professionally painted on June 1, 2020. $85,000. Contact Bill Lewis (907) 738-1054; [email protected].

F/V ANGIEUnique Opportunity - Direct marketing,

catcher/processorSuitable for a small group of trollers, gill netters, seiners, set netters, or use as a floating lodge. Rigged additionally as factory troller with Alaska permit. Complete tender, processing and transport with current direct Salmon markets established for those who want to sell their fish for more money. Excellent for remote locations and small villages. Completely self contained, with ice machine, water maker, blast freezing, cold storage, vacuum packing and onboard fillet machine. Over 2 million invested, come and inspect. Vessel and equipment excellent condition, available immediately. (206) 369-2486.

FOR SALEHave a California market squid light brail permit transferable for $410,000. Call Don (949) 279-9369.

FOR SALE

FOR SALE47' Skookum Tradewinds power troller. Very comfortable live aboard. Completely rebuilt 453 with zero hours. Rebuilt T-Ram, new SS shaft, new bow sprit, new Comnav Auto pilot with full function remote, all new electronics, new paint in hold, slush bags. $150,000. Call or email Bill Lewis (907) 738-1054; [email protected].

FOR SALELobster business for sale for California starting at $105,000. Call (949) 279-9369 for details.

Boats/Permits/IFQs

FOR SALE – SQUID SEINER STEELSteel vessel will make a great tender or longline boat also boat adventure see to fish albacore 25 years ago. No Permits or nets. Priced to sell $289,000. Call Craig (949) 279-9369.

FOR SALEHave several California lobster permits for sale. Some with traps. Priced to sell. Prices start at $105,000. Call Don Brockman. (949) 279-9369.

FOR SALEGeneral gill net transferable for California $11,000. Call Don (949) 279-9369.

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HALIBUT IFQ2C-C-B: 4,000 lbs ..........asking $48.003A-B-U: 20,000 lbs .........asking $46.003A-C-B: 3,000 lbs ..........asking $42.003B-C-B : 300 lbs .........asking $26.004A-B-B: 8,000 lbs ...........asking $14.004A-B-B: 7,500 lbs ...........asking $16.004A-C-B: 7,500 lbs ...........asking $13.00

SABLEFISH IFQCG-C-U: 19,000 lbs ........asking $15.00CG-C-B: 10,000 lbs ........asking $12.00SE-B-U: 18,000 lbs ........asking $20.00WG-C-B: 4,000 lbs ..........asking $8.00WY-C-U: 9,000 lbs ...........asking $26.00

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CO19-026 50’x18’ fiberglass combination crab/shrimp/tender built by Maritime Fab in 2014. Scania D112 rated at 650 hp w/ ZF 360 reduction gear. MER MG 18 kW genset. (4) tankable fish holds pack 60,000 lbs combined. 6 ton electric RSW system. Main boom w/ (3) winches, single picking boom, crab block, davit, pressure washer and deck hydro quick connects. Aluminum bait shed. Diamond glaze thermopane windows. 10” Naiad bow thruster. 7L and 5L hydraulic pumps. Integrated electronics. Full electric galley, head, shower, Wabasto and Red Dot heaters. Vessel could be rigged to seine. Asking $780,000.

LL20-001 48.5’x13’x7’ wood combination vessel rigged for longline and trolling, built by Wilbur Humbert in 1965. Double sawn Port Orford cedar frames, owned and maintained by reputable shipwright. 165 hp Detroit 671 main, Twin Disc 509 gear. 15 kW Isuzu genset. Packs 30,000#. Copeland compressor with 3-ton coil and plate system. Deck fully rigged for longline and troll. Very well maintained vessel. Asking $150,000.

SE20-002 58’x18.3’x9.3’ steel seiner w/ aluminum house, built by Marco in 1972. CAT D343 TA main rated at 350 hp, w/ Twin Disc 514 gear. 40 kW John Deere 276D genset. Fish hold packs 75,000#. RSW system w/ Carrier compressor and 18-ton IMS chiller. Marco power block, deck winch, and davits. Electronics include GPS, (3) VHF, SSB, radar, sounder, Wagner autopilot, and computer w/ Rose Point navigation software. 19’ skiff and (2) seine nets available. Asking $780,000

SE20-005 38’x12’9”x3’ fiberglass seiner built by Delta in 1974. Volvo TAMD 61-A main rated at 280 hp, w/ Twin Disc 506 gear. Isuzu 4LE2 w/ Lima Mac 20 kW genset. IMS 10-ton RSW system. Packs 28,000# in (2) fish holds. Full electronics package. Recent upgrades include raised aluminum bulwarks, reinforced decks, and more, call for survey and complete list of upgrades. Asking $205,000.

CO20-008 58’x21’ steel combination vessel, Ed Monk design, built in Reedsport in 1988. Cummins KTA19 main engine rated at 500 hp, rebuilt in 2015. John Deere 70 kW and Isuzu 20 kW gensets. Packs 58k# crab in (2) tanks. 15 ton RSW unit. Full electronics package. Very well-maintained vessel, recently hauled. Asking $1,650,000.

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