Transboundary / Mining. Governor Walker shocks his Transboundary Citizen’s Advisory Work Group (USAG is a part of this) after he signs a Memorandum of Understanding with BC: https://www.salmonbeyondborders.org/press-releases and http://www.vancouversun.com/alaska+sign+cross+border+mining+collaboration+pact/11543750/story.html?__lsa=ebb5-7696
Constantine Metals releases 2015 report on Palmer Project near Haines http://www.constantinemetals.com/news/index.php?&content_id=234
A broken tailings dam in Brazil this month encourages articles on dry stacking, a reportedly safer method to store mine tailings http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-18/mine-disasters-seen-showing-real-cost-of-cheap-waste-solutions
Brazil gets paid by mining giant Samarco after dam break http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-34892237
Fish Biz. A great resource to start, manage, grow and exit your fishing business –newly updated! http://fishbiz.seagrant.uaf.edu/
First Aid. Washington Sea Grant class First Aid at Sea on Dec 2 in Port Townsend https://wsg.washington.edu/event/first-aid-at-sea/
HAPPY THANKSGIVING and THANK YOU for your membership, Cynthia Wallesz
Cynthia Wallesz
Executive Director
United Southeast Alaska Gillnetters
PO Box 2196
Petersburg, AK 99833
(208) 995-7400 (cell)
ph: (253) 237-3099 Google Voice
https://www.akgillnet.org/
usag.alaska@gmail.com