United Fishermen of Alaska (UFA) held its spring meeting in Juneau on February 20-22, 2024. This year’s meeting focused on the current seafood crisis, and UFA heard multiple global and domestic seafood market updates as well as legislative updates from U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan, Congresswoman Mary Peltola, Senate President Gary Stevens, and House Fisheries Chair...
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United Fishermen of Alaska Announces Support for Senator Lisa Murkowski’s Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act
Late last week, Senators Lisa Murkowski and Angus King (I-Maine) introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at supporting rural fishing communities. The Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act would allow businesses that directly support the fishing industry to access loans from the agricultural loan program. Senator Murkowski referred to the bill as “astraightforward, common-sense amendment to the Farm Credit...