The Joint Legislative Seafood Industry Task Force, modeled after a state salmon task force formed 20 years ago, would present findings and recommendations by January.
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Alaska seafood harvesting jobs decline as fish crashes, pandemic and other factors take toll
Employment for people harvesting seafood dropped by about a quarter from 2015 to 2022.
Unalaska warns of possible community spread after COVID-19 spike among seafood industry workers
Three out of four of Unalaska’s fish processing plants, including Alyeska, don’t operate as closed campuses, and many employees have families who live or work in the community.
Another 231 Alaskans and people visiting the state tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday
It’s the largest single day jump in cases the state has seen so far
Alaska reporting 19 new cases of coronavirus infections among nonresidents, mostly seafood workers
The twelve seafood workers in Dillingham tested positive for COVID-19 while under quarantine, the Bristol Bay hub town announced late Monday, sparking anxiety in the small community.
Thursday update: Alaska has the highest number of active COVID-19 cases since the pandemic started
The combined number of resident and nonresident cases of 24 was the third-highest daily total reported during the pandemic.
Fishing rule aims to do for all marine mammals what it did for the dolphin
Foreign fisheries exporting seafood to the U.S. will now have to meet the same standards for protecting whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals as American fisheries do.
Summit aims to spark collaboration, new ideas in SE Alaska’s economy
JEDC’s 3rd annual Innovation Summit is Wednesday and Thursday at Juneau’s Centennial Hall.