Tag Archives: Alaska commercial fishermen
The futurist
If you are an Alaska commercial fisherman or someone who simply cares about the fate of the state’s small, rural communities still dependent on commercial fishing as their economic reason to exist, you can consider the man in the expensive suit above the devil. He is Norwegian Bendik Søvegjarto, chief executive officer of a company called Bluegrove. He and Bluegrove want to transform the way salmon are raised. “Cost reductions will obviously make seafood producers more competitive and more profitable, even as the seafood they make becomes more affordable for their customers.” The key phrases there – if you are an Alaska commercial fishermen – are “cost reductions” and “more affordable.” >click to read, and read you must< 08:26
Alaska – Study reveals changes in Commercial Fisheries over three decades
Anne Beaudreau is an associate professor of fisheries, at University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences based out of Juneau.
She and other researchers have conducted a study compiling 30 years of commercial fisheries catch and revenue data to find how participation in fisheries in Alaska have decreased, and specialization has increased.,,, “Beaudreau said people are fishing for fewer species and with fewer permit types than they were three decades ago. She also explained the quota program that was implemented in the mid- 90’s. >click to read<09:27
Payoff for Alaska commercial fishermen all depends on the species
For Alaska commercial fishermen, everything depends on the species targeted. For instance, Southeast trollers targeting king salmon can clear much more than $100 on a single big chinook, while Togiak fishermen earn just $50 for netting 1 ton of tiny herring. But by and large, fishermen pursuing king salmon, halibut and sablefish are fetching fabulous early-season prices. The 300 Southeast trollers who target kings are enjoying a 40 percent price increase for the big salmon, averaging $7.54 a pound, up $1.88 from last year. Read the rest here 13:18
