Category Industry

KSTK Interviews purse seiner Amy Schaub

In the boatyard: Norcel :: By Colette Czarnecki for KSTK Springtime on the coast means many people spend time in the boatyard prepping their fishing boats for the season. It’s a lifestyle that they depend on to survive. KSTK’s Colette…

2025 Board of Fisheries

Jan. 28–Feb. 9, 2025 [13 days] Southeast and Yakutat Finfish and Shellfish Meeting in Ketchikan at the Ted Ferry Civic Center. Reference: SEAS positions on Proposals of Interest:

2025 Fishing Schedule

There have been suggestions that the 2025 Purse Seine fishing schedule go from a 2-days-on / 2-days-off to a 1-day-on / 1-day-off at the appropriate time of the season to improve fish quality. The SEAS Board voted against that suggestion but is open to…

Metlakatla Court Case

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SEAS has been working with the State of Alaska Department of Law over the past two plus years to deny this lawsuit by the Metlakatla Indian Community (MIC). SEAS has hired an attorney to help us in this endeavor. Our attorney has…

NOAA Disaster Relief Money

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A quick update, received from NOAA today, on the 2020 (yes, 2020, time does fly) Disaster Relief Money. When the application period opens I’ll pass that along (don’t hold your breath). NOAA plans to grant the 2020 Statewide salmon, including…