Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Alaska Capitol Report: Fish product development tax credit bill heads to a vote Cordova Times by Sen. Gary Stevens - February 14, 2022 Dear Friends and Neighbors, With the session well-underway and the Senate Committees working diligently on numerous bills and, of course, the Fiscal Year 2023 state budget, I am pleased to report some progress on my personal legislation. https://www.thecordovatimes.com/2022/02/14/capitol-report-fish-product-development-tax-credit-bill-heads-to-a-vote/ While Chignik fishermen wait on 2018 relief funds, some look beyond the fishery to survive KDLG by Isabelle Ross - February 14, 2022 Aloys Kopun sat in the small harbormaster’s office in Chignik Bay last July as a few boats gently bobbed in the harbor’s turquoise water. https://www.kdlg.org/fisheries/2022-02-14/while-chignik-fishermen-wait-on-2018-relief-funds-some-look-beyond-fishery-survive Alaska Seafood Origin and RFM Talk Alaska Seafood - February 14, 2022 An introduction to the origins of Alaska seafood and how and why it is sustainably harvested. It also provides an overview of the RFM certification. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVP3udd0I54&t=34s FYI’s A fisherman photographed a group of whales. His images may be the first ever taken of the species feeding in the Bering Sea in the winter. KUCB by Hope McKenney - February 15, 2022 Josh Trosvig is the captain of the Cerulean, a 58-foot boat currently fishing for cod in the Bering Sea, about 80 miles northeast of Unalaska. https://www.kucb.org/science-environment/2022-02-15/bering-sea-fishermen-photographed-a-group-of-whales-those-images-may-be-the-first-ever-taken-of-the-species-feeding-in-the-waters-in-the-winter Pacific Seafood Processors Association 1900 W Emerson Place Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98119 Phone: 206.281.1667 E-mail: admin@pspafish.net; Website: www.pspafish.net Our office days/hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. *Inclusion of a news article, report, or other document in this email does not imply PSPA support or endorsement of the information or opinion expressed in the document.