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Friday
November 25, 2011
Wrangell, AK: Northern Pygmy Owl
Front Page Photo By CARRIE MCCORMACK
Fish Factor: Setting the record straight: Alaska's seafood industry By LAINE WELCH - Out of sight, out of mind could describe Alaska’s seafood industry when it comes to recognition by many policy makers – despite the fact that the industry provides the most private sector jobs, it is second only to oil in terms of state tax revenues, and seafood is Alaska’s top export.
To help set the record straight, United Fishermen of Alaska, the nation’s largest fishing trade group, has compiled fact sheets that highlight 18 Alaska fishing ports and their contributions to state coffers. The profiles include the number of permit holders and crew, processing jobs, boats home ported, and other economic data for Anchorage, Cordova, Dillingham, Homer, Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Petersburg, Seward, Sitka, Wrangell, Aleutians West Borough, Aleutians East Borough, Bristol Bay Borough,
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Lake and Peninsula Borough and the Mat-Su Borough.
“UFA feels it is vital to our mission to bring this information out in a way that is clear and useful to help illustrate what the fishing industry brings back to the state of Alaska and its communities,” said Arni Thomson, UFA president.
Fishery landings taxes, for example, are split 50/50 between the port where the fish is landed and the state’s general fund ($80 million in 2009). A sampler:
Sitka is home to 605 vessels where 1,100 skippers and crew fished in 2010. Sitka fishermen earned over $40 million at the docks; the community and the state shared nearly $2 million in fish taxes.
At Petersburg, 579 boats are home ported and 28.4% of the population goes fishing. Petersburg fishermen hauled in $51 million worth of seafood last year and shared $1.2 million in taxes with the state.
More than 27% of Cordova’s population goes fishing and the City of Cordova and the State split $1.5 in taxes. At Homer, 493 are home based, and nearly $1.5 million in fish taxes went to the state.
The Bristol Bay Borough and the state split $3.5 million in fish taxes in 2010. Wasilla Palmer and Mat-Su Borough claimed 618 resident skippers and crew who took home nearly $15 million from fishing jobs.
Anchorage ranks #1 for Alaska cities with the most resident skippers and crew at more than 1,800.
The Aleutians West Borough, home to Dutch Harbor, ranked first for fish taxes at $3 million paid to the state in 2010.
And while Dutch Harbor ranks #1 for seafood landings and values, Kodiak by far outpaces all other Alaska ports when it comes to fishing “kaching!”
The estimated income by Dutch Harbor’s 92 resident fishermen with 30 local boats was $3.3 million. By comparison, 622 vessels call Kodiak home with over 1,400 permit holders and crewmen. The estimated ex-vessel income by Kodiak residents was $127 million and the port put nearly $2 million into state coffers.
Values for the fishing industry typically use ex-vessel (dock prices) paid to fishermen, but that only represents half the value after the seafood is processed and sent to markets around the world. - More...
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Alaska: Attorney General Burns to Resign - Alaska Governor Sean Parnell today accepted the resignation of Attorney General John J. Burns.
In a letter to Governor Parnell, Burns stated: “It is with a heavy heart that I tender my resignation as Attorney General. I have been privileged and honored to serve you and the State of Alaska during this past year. My resignation is based solely on personal reasons. Although I have come to realize that it is possible to live out of a suitcase, doing so is neither fair to family nor particularly conducive to one’s health. Family and balance in one’s life should always be one’s first priority and everything else secondary.” - More...
Friday PM - November 25, 2011
Alaska: DEC Issues Caution on Chicken Jerky Products for Dogs - The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is cautioning the public that some chicken jerky products for dogs may be associated with illnesses in dogs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports an increase in the number of complaints it received over the last 12 months of dog illnesses associated with consumption of chicken jerky products imported from China. These complaints have been reported to FDA by dog owners and veterinarians. The products are sold as chicken tenders, strips or treats.
FDA is advising consumers who choose to feed their dogs chicken jerky products to watch closely for decreased appetite; decreased activity; vomiting; diarrhea, sometimes with blood; increased water consumption and/or increased urination. The symptoms may occur within hours to days of consuming the products. If the dog shows any of these signs, stop feeding it the chicken jerky product. Owners should consult their veterinarian if signs are severe or persist for more than 24 hours. Although most dogs appear to recover, some reports to the FDA have involved dogs that have died.- More...
Friday PM - November 25, 2011
Southeast Alaska: Former Assistant Bank Manager Sentenced To 33 Months Jail For Stealing $300,00 – United States Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced Wednesday that a former Assistant Bank Manager in Juneau was sentenced in federal court in Anchorage to 33 months in prison for her conviction of stealing money from the bank. The Court also ordered her to pay restitution for the total amount stolen.
On November 22, 2011, Antonietta Robinson, 44, of the Philippines, was sentenced by United States District Judge Timothy Burgess.
According to Assistant United States Attorney Aunnie Steward, who prosecuted the case, the following facts provided the basis for Robinson’s guilty plea: From 2002 to 2006, while Robinson was the Assistant Branch Manager of the Mendenhall branch of Keybank in Juneau, Alaska, she stole $300,000 from the bank. Robinson did so by falsifying paperwork at the bank. Robinson was fired from the bank for an unrelated matter in 2006. The day after she was terminated, Robinson fled to the Philippines before the bank discovered her theft. Robinson was extradited from the Philippines in June 2011. - More...
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Alaska Science: A better look at Greenland glaciers on the go By NED ROZELL - Using some of the great datasets available today, Mark Fahnestock figured the average winter temperatures of the Arctic from the time he was born until he was 10 years old. He compared that data to the same period in his son's life, finding the Arctic has warmed about five degrees since Fahnestock was his son's age. All that warmth affects things, the scientist said at a recent meeting in Fairbanks.
Ryan Cassotto, left, of the University of New Hampshire and Martin Truffer of the University of Alaska use radar to monitor "KNS" glacier in Greenland in summer 2011.
Photo courtesy Martin Truffer.
"The glaciers are getting the message," Fahnestock said.
As a glaciologist with the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Geophysical Institute, Fahnestock has witnessed some of the world's great glaciers purge colossal amounts of ice out to the sea. He showed a video clip of a massive Greenland glacier calving off half a billion tons of ice in a few minutes as he and his coworkers looked on. The transfer of ice to the sea was so dramatic it made the ground move, just a hair, in South Dakota, Fahnestock said. - More...
Friday PM - November 25, 2011
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RE: Allegations & Shame on the Press By
Elena James - In regards to the shame letter to the press: It is not the reporters who are to blame for bad news. Regardless of Shay's actions, there is freedom of the press and the public has the right to be informed. The shame is to be shouldered by guilty parties, not by the curious public or publishers. - More...
Tuesday AM - November 22, 2011
Honor not deserved By
Bobbie McCreary- I for one, am very uncomfortable with Mr. Shay's photo appearing on the wall of our Borough Assembly room- when I looked at it I saw the same picture I viewed on an online news site when the story broke. - More...
Tuesday AM - November 22, 2011
Alleged Charges By Jacquie O'Sullivan -
If you read the comments in the Anchorage [online] newspaper you will see diverse opinions on the article in their paper. There were over 250 comments. One of the comments was [said to be] from a grandmother in Juneau that had reported Mr. Shay of abuse of her grandchild in Juneau many years ago. Nothing was done. That is really a shame since his [alleged] actions continued for many more years. - More...
Tuesday AM - November 22, 2011
RE: Allegations & Shame on the Press By
Marcia Hilley - George Hancock expressed my opinion completely, except for one thing. - More...
Tuesday AM - November 22, 2011
PARNELL'S GASLINE SHIFT IS A GOOD START By
Bill Walker - Governor Parnell recently acknowledged that due to shale gas developments Alaska must change course and export its gas to the premium Asian markets. Owners of Lower 48 and West Coast Canadian liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminals are likewise accepting market realities and converting their LNG receiving facilities into export terminals. Consequently Parnell now agrees that it is time for Alaska to build a gasline to tidewater to export LNG to Asia. - More...
Saturday - November 19, 2011
Obama's Oil Abdication By
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski - Last week the Obama administration proposed a modest expansion of offshore oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico in its first concessions on offshore production since last year's Deepwater Horizon spill. The five-year plan would, however, keep Atlantic and Pacific sites off-limits in order to avoid a controversial decision before the 2012 election. - More...
Saturday - November 19, 2011
RE: Allegations & Shame on the Press By
George Hancock - After reading Kelly Ludwig-Johnson's letter to SitNews, I have to say a few words regarding her letter. - More...
Saturday - November 19, 2011
RE: Allegations & Shame on the Press By
Lynn Cochran - To error is Human? In my opinion, this man is not human. I would consider him to be a monster in disguise. If he is convicted of these allegations in the end, then my only hope will be that he is recongnized for who and what he's done to these children, NOT what he's done for the community of Ketchikan. - More...
Saturday - November 19, 2011
RE: Allegations & Shame on the Press By
Renee Tacker - I respect Ms. Johnson's dismay at hearing about the horrible things that have alleged to have been done by Ketchikan resident, Mr. Shay. I have been struggling for days with a way to put into words my own point of view without somehow disrespecting hers. So, please, Ms. Johnson, please know that I respect what you're saying and I see what you mean, but at the same time I would like to express my own. - More...
Saturday - November 19, 2011
RE: Allegations & Shame on the Press By
Marty West - I appreciate Kelly Ludwig-Johnson's compassion. It is commendable but I have none for Jack Shay. - More...
Saturday - November 19, 2011
Allegations & Shame on the Press By
Kelly Ludwig-Johnson - I have to say that I am shocked to hear of the recent allegations against Jack Shay. I have known this man most of my life, working on my first play with him when I was 17. He has given many years of service to this community and brought Community Theater to life in a small town where distractions from the weather and isolation were welcome. - More...
Tuesday PM - November 15, 2011
Time Running Out For Iran By
Donald A. Moskowitz - Recently the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency, who thoroughly investigated the Iranian nuclear development program, concluded Iran is developing nuclear weapons. The evidence, including satellite images, overwhelmingly points to the manufacture of nuclear weapons within the short term, probably on the order of a number of months to a year. U.S. intelligence information corroborates this assessment. - More...
Tuesday PM - November 15, 2011
Yates Building By Matthew Elberson - Although it might seem like a good idea to re-purpose this historic structure, be very careful as there could be a number of reasons why this is a bad idea. - More...
Tuesday PM - November 15, 2011
APOC runs amok! By
John Harrington - David Scott violated the rules when he sent an email before he filed ‘an intent to run for office’ with APOC. At least so says the Alaska Public Office Commission! - More...
Thursday - November 10, 2011
State Commission’s Rejection of S. 730 Merits Praise By
Myla Poelstra - On October 28, 2011, the State of Alaska Citizen’s Advisory Commission on Federal Areas held a public meeting where testimony was taken on S. 730 and HR. 1408, the Sealaska Land Bills, now before Congress. - More...
Thursday - November 10, 2011
Schoenbar Lego Robotics Club By
Frankie Urquhart - I want to publicly thank all of the people who helped out with the Schoenbar Lego Robotics Club Indian Taco Fundraiser two weeks ago. I would like to thank A&P who was so generous and donated almost all of our food; Ketchikan Daily News for running our advertisement for the event; Carrie James-Dodson and Dan Dodson for organizing and cooking at the actual event, and all the parent and student volunteers who donated their time to help. I also wanted to thank all of the community members who turned out to support this program. - More...
Thursday - November 10, 2011
Obama Jobs Bill By
A.M.Johnson - If Lisa's continued reign were up for a vote today I suppose we both would vote in opposition to her, however for different reasons. - More...
Thursday - November 10, 2011
Party Politics By
Chris Elliott - Wow! The wealthiest Americans have a responsibility to invigorate infrastructure? As for the Jobs Bill, how has that worked out for us taxpayers in the past? The only thing shovel ready in the last few years has been the rhetoric. - More...
Thursday - November 10, 2011
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