March 26, 2011, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell today appointed Susan Jeffrey and reappointed Bill Brown and John Jensen to the Board of Fisheries. He also appointed Nick Yurko and reappointed Stanley “Stosh” Hoffman and Ted Spraker to the ... Read more »
By: Julie Speegle, Public Affairs Officer – NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service
March 11, 2011
NOAA’s Fisheries Service today announced it is implementing the regulatory recommendations of the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) due to concerns over declining halibut ... Read more »
Alaska’s fishing industry is a major economic engine, leading the nation in fish harvesting value and poundage. Harvesting and processing also help drive our state economy. In 2009, the industry directly employed at least 53,500 workers at some point during ... Read more »
Griffin MacLean, the marine insurance for many of our fishermen has become North Star Insurance Services. The new office for North Star is now located at fishermen’s terminal in Seattle providing an ideal location for fishermen living or traveling to ... Read more »
The UFA Board meets next week, February 15-17 at St. Ann’s Parish Hall in Juneau. Meetings are open to UFA members.
To support UFA by becoming a member see http://www.ufa-fish.org/members.htm
Contents: