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From catch to takeout: The business of fisherman family food trucks

The banner strung between the blue and black food trucks at Bellingham SeaFeast read “100% Fisherman Family Owned - Operated - Caught.” The roughly 9,000 visitors to Squalicum Harbor that day may not have realized it, but they were witnessing a reported rarity: two direct sea-to-serving model food trucks, Captain’s Cod Company and Alaska Weathervane Scallops, in the same place at the same time. ....

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After rebound, Pacific cod catches to increase in 2021


After rebound, Pacific cod catches to increase in 2021
December 24th, 2020 |
 
Alaska coastal communities will get a bit of an economic boost in 2021 from increased catches of Pacific cod. The stock, which crashed after a multi-year heat wave starting in 2014 wiped out several year classes, appears to be rebounding throughout the Gulf of Alaska.
No cod fishery occurred at all this year in federally managed waters (from 3 to 200 miles out) where the bulk of the harvest is taken, and a catch of under 6 million pounds was allowed in state managed waters (out to 3 miles).
For 2021, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council set the federal cod catch at just over 38 million pounds and nearly 11.7 million pounds for the state. While it s a bump up, managers caution that the stock remains very low. ....

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Alaska Journal | FISH FACTOR: Federal Pacific cod harvest to resume for Gulf in 2021


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Wed, 12/23/2020 - 9:08am
Alaska coastal communities will get a bit of an economic boost in 2021 from increased catches of Pacific cod. The stock, which crashed after a multi-year heat wave starting in 2014 wiped out several year classes, appears to be rebounding throughout the Gulf of Alaska.
No cod fishery occurred at all this year in federally managed waters (from three to 200 miles out) where the bulk of the harvest is taken, and a catch of less than 6 million pounds was allowed in state managed waters (out to three miles).
For 2021, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council set the federal cod catch at just more than 38 million pounds and nearly 11.7 million pounds for the state. While it’s a bump up, managers caution that the stock remains very low. ....

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Pacific cod appears to be rebounding throughout the Gulf of Alaska after long heat wave


Pacific cod appears to be rebounding throughout the Gulf of Alaska after long heat wave
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Alaska coastal communities will get a bit of an economic boost in 2021 from increased catches of Pacific cod.
The stock, which crashed after a multiyear heat wave starting in 2014 wiped out several year classes, appears to be rebounding throughout the Gulf of Alaska.
No cod fishery occurred at all this year in federally managed waters (from 3 to 200 miles out) where the bulk of the harvest is taken, and a catch of under 6 million pounds was allowed in state managed waters (out to 3 miles). ....

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