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Fish Factor: Alaska seafood safe
SitNews) – Alaska seafood is free of radiation stemming from Japan’s 2011 tsunami and Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster. That was the take home message from the Alaska Dept. of Conservation to the state Senate Resources Committee at a recent hearing. Read more@sitnews 10:41
New seafood products to be showcased at the upcoming Symphony of Seafood galas in Seattle and Anchorage.
“Developing new products is really hard,” said Julie Decker, new executive director of the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation which hosts the event. (Decker replaces Jim Browning who retired,) “It costs a lot of money, takes a lot of time and attention, and sometimes the products are wonderful and sometimes they are not. So this event really helps companies determine how the market place is going to receive their product.” Read more@sitnews 15:11
SitNews – Viewpoints: Letters / Opinions Misinformation about halibut catch sharing plan by Tom Gemmell
There has been a lot of misinformation going around about the halibut catch sharing plan (CSP). In an effort to correct this the Halibut Coalition prepared a commentary on Mr Medred’s article in the Alaska Dispatch published on July 20 and other online publications. continued@sitnews
F/V Kelly Anne, High ‘n Dry at Refuge Cove – (Great photos!)
(SitNews) Ketchikan, Alaska – In the wee hours this morning, the F/V Kelly Anne, out of Washington, grounded on the Refuge Cove beach in the Sunset Drive area, north of Ketchikan. continued@sitnews
