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Alaska: Commercial fishermen struggle in coronavirus pandemic

“We tied the boat up, hoping and waiting for things to stabilize a little bit,” said Jim Hubbard, who has been commercial fishing for nearly 50 years. Hubbard’s vessel, Kruzof, has been docked for two months during the coronavirus pandemic. With many restaurants shut down or operating at a limited capacity, it wasn’t worth it to fish. “We learned that about 80% of our seafood goes to the restaurant trade and the species we target, more the commodity-based fish species. It’s really basically gutted our markets,” Hubbard said. “We’re not making money, tourist people aren’t making money, the restaurants aren’t making money, and it just keeps going down,” said Cory Harris. Harris owns the F/V Tribute and just returned to Seward from a recent fishing venture. He wants to make whatever money he can even if the prices aren’t great. >click to read< 11:05

U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego medically evacuated 68-year-old passenger from F/V Tribute

uscg-logoThe Coast Guard received a call from the crew of the 80-foot fishing vessel Tribute at 12:30 p.m., requesting assistance for the ailing 68-year-old passenger. The helicopter crew hoisted the man from the vessel and flew him to the Sector where he was transferred to awaiting emergency medical personnel 3:20 p.m. video here