Category: Press Release

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Press Release: UFA Announces New Officers, Committee Chairs and Staff Changes (June 18, 2012)

The United Fishermen of Alaska (UFA), the statewide umbrella association representing 37 commercial fishing associations, announces the reelection of Arni Thomson, Executive Director of the Alaska Crab Coalition to his third one-year term as President, Bruce Wallace to his second term as Vice President, and new Secretary-Treasurer Kathy Hansen, Executive Director of Southeast Alaska Fishermen’s Alliance, to its slate of officers, effective June 15.

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Press Release: Seafood Leads Alaska Exports in Record Setting Year (April 17, 2012)

Alaska Seafood exports rose dramatically in 2011 to lead the state’s increase in exports to a record $5.2 billion. Seafood continues to be the number one category of exports from Alaska, and rose 35.1 percent to $2.5 billion in value, comprising nearly half of total state exports, according to a recent announcement by Alaska Governor Sean Parnell. UFA President Arni Thomson reiterated Parnell’s recognition of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, noting the broadening of export destinations an

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Press Release: UFA Names Bob Moss of Homer to AK Seafood Hall of Fame (November 14, 2011)

United Fishermen of Alaska named retired Homer Fisherman Bob Moss to the group’s Alaska Seafood Industry Hall of Fame. Moss was noted by the group for his efforts as a pioneer in Alaska fisheries for sixty years. He served on the Board of Fisheries, he was heavily involved in the Alaska statehood movement and efforts to organize fishermen to represent themselves in the fisheries management process. Moss addressed the UFA board, recounting his earliest fishing times and the importance of work out