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Monday, June 1, 2020

Factory trawler virus outbreak

Eighty-six crewmembers on the 272-foot American Dynasty are reported to have tested positive for COVID-19.

Bristol Bay announces three additional cases of COVID-19 since Friday

Bristol Bay eastside salmon announcement No. 1

Icicle and Ocean Beauty, two of Alaska's largest processors, merge
salmon operations

Fish-processing workers set to arrive in Wrangell

Opinion: Fishermen are seeing the impact of COVID-19


Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Alaska's COVID-19 count

Nonresident cases now total 22, of which 14 are in the
seafood industry.

Two high-dollar enforcement cases disclosed

Samaritan's Purse delivers 30-bed field hospital to Bristol Bay Borough

Climate change has setnetters worried about Alaska's sockeye

NMFS plans to use Saildrones to help survey Alaska pollock

Wider World: Maine urged to include Atlantic salmon on endangered species list


Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Bering Sea medevac

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter hoists an injured man off the fishing vessel Baranof some 300 miles northwest of St. Paul Island.

American Seafoods testing crew on two more factory trawlers for coronavirus

U.S. Coast Guard to conduct dockside fishing vessel exams in Bristol Bay

NMFS extends Alaska observer waiver through June 14

Murkowski pushes for additional $1 billion in federal fisheries relief funds


Thursday, June 4, 2020

Alaska coronavirus cluster

Eleven seafood processor workers in Whittier have tested positive
for COVID-19.

Positive COVID-19 results grow to 92 aboard factory trawler American Dynasty

Copper River salmon harvest termed fourth-lowest in 50 years

B.C. seal hunt proponents hope new evidence sways skeptical fisheries officials

Washington state attorney general files suit alleging tuna overcharging


Friday, June 5, 2020

Defending Southeast Alaska's troll fishery

Petersburg's borough assembly agrees to contribute to help fight a lawsuit seeking to block salmon trolling in the region this year.

Three COVID-19 cases at Unalaska are Icicle Seafoods employees

American Seafoods has 25 new virus cases aboard two factory trawlers

New seafood company has extra bunkhouse in Petersburg for quarantine

Wrangell allocates $60,000 to test seasonal and resident cannery workers

State satisfied with safety measures at Bornstein Seafoods over virus


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