Saildrones will conduct acoustic survey of Pacific Pollock
Three Saildrones have arrived at Unimak Pass in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, on their way to conduct a two month long acoustic survey of Pacific Pollock, and are expected to reach their first survey station about the second week of July.
Stevens: Solutions needed for state’s scholastic woes
“I still think distance learning has possibilities, but to this point it has not been as successful as everyone thought it would be,” Sen. Gary Stevens said
Nonprofit takes ownership of ASMI’s RFM program
Alaska’s Seafood Marketing Institute’s third-party sustainable seafood certification program for wild capture fisheries has a new owner, the nonprofit Certified Seafood Collaborative.
Marsh, Kimball reappointed to ASMI board
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has announced the reappointment of Tomi Marsh of Ketchikan and Allen Kimball of Seattle to the board of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, with terms to run through June 30, 2023.
Alaska: Single-day infections in triple digits
New cases of the novel coronavirus reached into the triple digits during the weekend, to include 93 residents in 18 communities, including Cordova, plus 23 nonresidents in six areas of Alaska.
New partners sought for Pollock promotion
A nonprofit association representing Alaska Pollock producers is seeking applicants for a fresh round of its program designed to heighten demand for wild Alaska Pollock, with emphasis on proposals to bring new product formulations to the market.
Alaska: Resident infections hit single-day high of 63
Numbers of people testing positive for the novel coronavirus in Alaska are mounting, with 78 new cases on Saturday, July 11, the highest single-day count yet, state health officials said.
State updates efforts to keep seafood workers safe
State health officials have added daily symptom screenings for all seafood processor workers to the list of protocols to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the commercial salmon season now underway all over Alaska.
Alaska COVID-19 count climbs to 1,323
Statewide the number of residents infected rose to 1,323, and the number of infected nonresidents to 258. Eighty people have been hospitalized and 588 have recovered, including 17 new recoveries reported on July 9, state health officials said. The death toll remains at 17.
New outfitter, guide proposals welcomed for Chugach
New outfitter guide proposals for limited activities on the Cordova, Glacier or Seward ranger districts of Chugach National Forest are being accepted from July 1 through Sept. 30 for operations beginning in 2021.
