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More than 1 million pounds of old fishing nets and lines from Alaska have made it to recycling markets, where they are remade into plastic pellets and fibers.

Grundens is using recycled plastics from old fishing gear for a new line of rugged casual wear, and the first batch contains contributions from Cordova.

Grundens is using recycled plastics from old fishing gear for a new line of rugged casual wear, and the first batch contains contributions from Cordova. Grundens, whose motto is “We are fishing,” is the go-to brand for outer wear and foul-weather gear for mariners around the world. The company, which originated in Sweden in 1911, debuted its NetSource Collection this spring. The men’s shorts and women’s leggings use Econyl, a regenerated nylon fabric that uses recycled fishing nets as the raw material. The company is connected with the Copper River Watershed Project, which...

Table of Contents Longtime Paddler Brings Kayaker’s Appreciation to Southwest Washington Waters Lee First, the co-founder of Twin Harbors Waterkeeper, has been out on the water since her first expedition in northern Ontario at age 12. She’s out kayaking or canoeing around southwest Washington every week, rain or shine. Lee First Lee First recently wrapped up four months of chemotherapy for bone-marrow cancer—which kept her off the water for the first time in decades. “It’s kind of like torture,” First, co-founder of the nonprofit organization Twin Harbors ...

Picks and pans for 2020 in Alaska's seafood industry January 7th |   This year marks the 30th year that the weekly Fish Factor column has appeared in newspapers across Alaska and nationally. Every year it features "picks and pans" for Alaska's seafood industry — a no-holds-barred look back at some of the year's best and worst fishing highlights, and my choice for the biggest fish story of the year. Here are the choices for 2020, in no particular order: • Best little known fish fact: Alaska's commercial fisheries division also pays for the management of subsistence and personal use f...