While Chignik fishermen await relief, some look beyond fishery to survive
The Bristol Bay Times - Serving Dillingham, Naknek, King Salmon and Southwest villages
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The Bristol Bay Times - Serving Dillingham, Naknek, King Salmon and Southwest villages
The Bristol Bay Times - Serving Dillingham, Naknek, King Salmon and Southwest villages
In the coming weeks, 2018 disaster relief checks should be going out to fishermen, with an average payment of about $73,000. But that may not be enough for them to return to the fishery, and communities are trying to reconcile to a future that doesn't depend on it.
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With hundreds of farm owners, farmworkers and independent researchers attending the hearings, over 60% of those who testified wanted the wage board to keep the threshold at 60 hours.