by Laine Welch | Nov 22, 2021 | AK Legislature, Bycatch, Environment, Fish Radio Programs, Trawlers
Photo credit: Tholepin Alaska lawmakers put party politics aside to protect fisheries Laine Welch/Fish Factor November 19, 2021 A...
by Laine Welch | Nov 16, 2021 | AK Legislature, Bycatch, Fish Radio Programs
After six years of discussion, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council appears poised next month to rein in the fixed cap of over four million pounds of halibut bycatch by a fleet of about 20 boats targeting flatfish in the Bering Sea. Their take comes off the...
by Laine Welch | Nov 11, 2021 | AK Legislature, Bycatch, Fish Radio Programs, Meetings
An informational two-hour presentation on bycatch in Alaska’s fisheries is set for Monday, November 15, in Anchorage. No public comments will be taken but people can attend, call in to listen or watch it online. The meeting is convened by the House Fisheries...
by Laine Welch | Jun 21, 2021 | AK Legislature, Economics, Fish Radio Programs
Pink slips have gone out to 15,000 state workers as a state shutdown looms on July 1. The impasse stems from lawmakers and Governor Dunleavy not agreeing on a budget and the amount of Alaskans’ annual dividend check. The potential showdown has Alaska fishery...
by Laine Welch | May 14, 2021 | AK Congress, AK Legislature, Fish Radio Programs, Trade
Most Alaskans are surprised to learn that seafood is by far Alaska’s top export, the source of the state’s largest manufacturing base and its #1 private employer More surprising is that those simple to find facts are not included in the official trade sheet for Alaska...
by Laine Welch | May 12, 2021 | AK Legislature, Board of Fish (State), Fish Radio Programs
Alaska Board of Fisheries pre-Covid meeting on Upper Cook Inlet In a marathon six-hour session on Tuesday to approve 186 Dunleavy appointees to state boards and commissions, the Alaska legislature overwhelmingly rejected one Board of Fish appointee while approving...
