Boot camp’s aim is jump starting, nurturing businesses
Investment that comes
from within, not from without, is the motivation behind a boot camp that will
jump start and nurture businesses in communities throughout Bristol...
Fish Factor: Trade war with China hit US seafood industry hard
It’s
been one year, so how’s that trade war with China working out for the nation’s
seafood industry? As
with farmers, there’s not much winning and ongoing tweeted...
Fish Factor: Commercial fisheries dodge the budget cut bullet
As Alaska lawmakers
continue their struggle to keep the state afloat, commercial fisheries dodged a
bullet that would have removed millions of dollars from its budget. An...
ADF&G faces research project funding
Fisheries fare better than most people in terms of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget cuts. Just
under $1 million was cut from the commercial fisheries division of the Alaska
Department of Fish and Game, leaving it with an $85 million budget, half from
state general funds.
Sharing of local fish taxes so far escapes veto axe
One fisheries item that appears to have escaped Gov. Mike
Dunleavy’s veto pen so far is his desire to divert local fish taxes from
coastal communities...
Pink salmon dominate early harvest
The biggest fish story
for Alaska’s salmon season so far is the early plug of pinks at the South
Alaska Peninsula. By June 28, over 8
million pink...
New law creates headache for fishing vessel owners
A
well-intended new Alaska law has gone awry from a botched roll out that has
turned thousands of Alaskan fishing vessel, tender, barge and sport fish
operators...
Salmon season is off to a mixed start
Salmon dominates the summer fishing headlines, but it’s among many other fisheries going on throughout the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea. Alaska’s salmon season...
NOAA misses another deadline on pink salmon disaster funds
Alaska fishermen are still awaiting disaster relief funds for the
2016 pink salmon run failure, which was the worst in 40 years.
Congress approved $56 million...
Fledging mariculture industry expands to more regions
More Alaskans are turning to seaweed farming as the state’s
fledgling mariculture industry expands to more regions. Shellfish growers also
are finding that an oyster/aquatic plant...
