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Post date:  Wed, 12/16/2020 - 9:10am Wild Alaskan Company of Homer has seen solid business growth during the COVID-19 pandemic for its subscription boxes of the state’s fresh seafood. (Graphic/Wild Alaskan Company) The Wild Alaskan Company based in Homer has taken “mission based” seafood e-commerce to a whole new level. While many Alaska fishermen and groups sell boxes of seafood directly to customers and can claim several hundred monthly customers, Wild Alaskan has notched more than 1...

Homer company evolves into a ‘digital fishmonger’ with expanding subscription seafood service Print article The Wild Alaskan Company based in Homer has taken “mission based” seafood e-commerce to a whole new level. While many Alaska fishermen and groups sell boxes of seafood directly to customers and can claim several hundred monthly customers, Wild Alaskan has notched more than 140,000 seafood regulars since 2018 and since COVID hit, the company is adding 100 to 200 customers every...

Nuclear energy policy represents a bipartisan path forward on climate for the Biden Administration Joe Biden speaking with attendees at a 2019 fundraiser in Clear Lake, Iowa. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr/Wikimedia Creative Commons) ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ Original Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/48573410561/ With former Vice President Joe Biden now the President-elect of the United States, enthusiasm on the left is tempered by...

CORDIO’s approach to increasing the effectiveness of locally managed marine areas (LMMAs) Notable CBNRM activities in 2019-2020: CORDIO supported the election process for 7 Kenyan Beach Management Units (BMUs) – Mkunguni, Mwaembe, Munje, Mwandamo, Funzi, Bodo, and Gazi in response to communities’ concerns over legitimacy of the BMU leadership. The delay in elections was deemed a critical challenge to effective management and operation of BMU affairs. As a follow up to the elections proces...

(Anchorage) – Today, Governor Mike Dunleavy announced he will issue another 30 day COVID-19 Public Health Disaster Emergency Declaration for the State of Alaska. The declaration will go into effect on 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, December 16, 2020 and expire at 12:01 a.m. on January 15, 2021. “While the first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive in Alaska any day now, the threat posed by the virus is still with us,” said Governor Dunleavy. “We can see the light at the end o...

Congressman Don Young’s Bill to Create Opportunities for Young People... Congressman Don Young’s Bill to Create Opportunities for Young People in the Fishing Industry Sails Through the House   Washington, D.C. – Today, the Young Fishermen’s Development Act (H.R. 1240), legislation authored by Alaska Congressman Don Young, was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. H.R. 1240 addresses the longtime decline in younger Americans entering the commercial fishing industry. This legisla...