If Emmonak is granted or loaned the requested $750,000, Moore said the city will rebuild critical infrastructure before the upcoming fishing season.
Fisheries
In aftermath of fire, Emmonak declares disaster
Without emergency aid, Emmonak City Manager Martin Moore said last month’s fire damage could cripple the area’s economy.
Gov. Walker appoints Sitkan and Unalaskan to ASMI board
The two newest members of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute board of directors represent large processors.
Small fish, active spawning close down Sitka’s sac roe harvest
For the third time in six years, Sitka Sound Sac Roe Herring Fishery has closed far short of the target harvest level.
Number of permit holders selling Norton Sound crab drops by half with lowered quota
Just 22 commercial permit holders sold crab this year. That’s down from last season when 44 crabbers harvested nearly 100,000 pounds, shattering every record in the 35-year history of the fishery.
Mariculture initiative could boost shellfish farms
Alaska shellfish farmers hope a new state mariculture initiative will help boost their businesses. But they warn it’s not an easy industry to expand.