For Immediate Release Contact: Frances Leach, Executive Director, (907) 586-2820 UFA Welcomes At-Large Board Members and Executive Committee United Fishermen of Alaska (UFA) is pleased to announce the re-election of Bruce Schactler and the election of Tyson Fick, Melanie Brown, and Cynthia Wallesz to the UFA board of directors as at-large members. UFA’s individual and...
JUNEAU – UFA’s Salmon Habitat Information Program (SHIP) has posted fishing and seafood industry statistics for the communities, boroughs and census areas of the Bristol Bay region to highlight the huge impact of the region’s fisheries. The UFA-SHIP program is seeking to help raise awareness about the salmon and other fisheries of the area as the topic is front and center in the current scoping process for the Pebble Mine Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
For Immediate Release: May 1, 2018 Contact Frances: Leach, Executive Director, director@ufa-fish.org United Fishermen of Alaska Names Michael Bangs Fisherman of the Year United Fishermen of Alaska has posthumously named Michael Bangs of Petersburg as its Fisherman of the Year for2018. Bangs was an industry leader in the development of the roe-on-kelp and dive fisheries in...