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Industry leaders say fisheries must modernize for long-term sustainability

by Hope McKenney | Sep 26, 2025 | Local News, News, Syndicated

At Southeast Alaska’s annual economic conference that took place in Sitka in mid-September, industry leaders talked about the importance of modernizing the industry to ensure economic resilience and sustainability. Read More

Crew training program aims to ‘hook’ new deckhands

by KCAW News | Feb 27, 2024 | The Morning Interview

Applications are now open for the Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association Crew Training Program. Read More

Sitka’s seafood donation network connects abundance with scarcity in Western Alaska

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jul 25, 2023 | Local News, Syndicated

A seafood donation program spawned in Sitka during the Covid crisis is transforming into a regional Seafood Distribution Network. This June, the program connected subsistence sockeye harvested in Bristol Bay, with communities on the Yukon and Chignik rivers. Read More

New federal program to help remote Alaska communities with renewable energy infrastructure

by Erin McKinstry, KCAW | Apr 26, 2021 | Local News, Syndicated

Concerns around energy independence and high costs have led many places in rural Alaska to look for renewable alternatives to fossil fuels. The Department of Energy recently announced a new program to help remote communities find clean energy solutions. The Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project or ETIPP will help five Alaska towns explore everything from hybrid fishing vessels to reducing reliance on diesel. Read More

Applications open for ALFA’s Crewmember Training Program

by KCAW News | Feb 11, 2021 | The Morning Interview

Natalie Sattler from ALFA discusses the Crewmember Training Program that is now taking applications. Also, ALFA's Mid-Winter Fishermen's is coming up on February 22. Register at this link. Read More