Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit

Weaving a Network of Future Fishing Leaders
January 25 and 26, 2007
Captain Cook Hotel
Anchorage, Alaska

I am excited to be attending this conference next week. Should be some good information for commercial fishermen, with major topics including:

• Running Fishing as a Business
• Becoming Involved in the Regulatory Process (State and Federal)
• Alaska's Role in the World Seafood Market

A major goal of this summit is to get young fishermen actively involved in the industry as the "greying of the fleet" occurs. So if you are a young fisherman, sign up and I hope to see you there!

Read More

Summit Agenda

Welcome to the Alaskan Fisherman Blog!

I will be writing about commercial fisheries news in Alaska on this blog. Postings will focus mainly on the fisheries I actively participate in:

• Bristol Bay Salmon
• Halibut IFQ's

Initial postings will cover some basic information about the fisheries, answering questions that I receive often, current news including the following issues:

• Pebble Mine
• Alaska's Governor Race
• North Pacific Fisheries Management Council decisions
• The Bristol Bay RSDA
• News affecting commercial halibut fishing

If you have ideas on other subjects, please feel free to make suggestions.

As a side note, prices for halibut in Homer reached $5.05 per pound yesterday!

Todd