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In many areas getting the weather forecast via VHF is impossible. Here’s an alternative via text (phone or satellite). Phone: (907) 654-5793 Then in put one of the following codes as text. The weather guys will text back that area’s…

Since the passage of the Derelict Vessels Act (SB 92) in 2018, documented vessel owners have had to register their boats with both the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (CFEC) and the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Before passage of the…

AP News – June 14, 2021 CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Coast Guard have updated guidance for commercial fishermen saying those who are fully vaccinated do not need to wear a mask…

Here is a Covid application tutorial video from Alaska Sea Grant. Commercial harvesting application tutorial for Section 12005 CARES Act fisheries assistanceAlaskaSeaGrant – April 14, 2021As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, fisheries assistance funding was…

The AK CARES Act For Fisheries Participants application period is open. Applications Due by 4/30 (4/23 by mail) Almost every region of Alaska suffered from the triple whammy of historically low returns, COVID-19 impacts and low prices in 2020. Thus,…

​Southeast Alaska Board of Fisheries Meeting Dates Set January 4th through 15th, 2022 are the dates re-established by the Board of Fisheries yesterday for the Southeast and Yakutat Finfish and Shellfish meeting.   The location is unchanged: at the Ted Ferry Civic Center, next to…