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Today's Main Story: Terrorism case in King Salmon, Alaska baffles
residents

A popular resident of King Salmon, Alaska, hired by the
national weather service, and his wife have pled guilty to one count of making
false statements to the FBI, in a domestic terrorism case. Obviously we take it
very seriously when somebody starts talking about building bombs and component
parts and killing citizens because of a hatred that is fueled by violent
Internet sites,' said Karen Loeffler, U.S… Continue

Today's Main Story: Public still wary of Gulf Seafood, says Louisiana
Promotion board

There is no quick fix for public perceptions about
Gulf Seafood. At a Louisiana seafood promotion board meeting yesterday, Ewell
Smith noted a survey taken a few weeks that said 25% of national respondents
said restaurants using Louisiana seafood 'are putting their customers at risk.'
Also in a report from Philadelphia, seafood dealers report continued wariness.
At the meeting Dr. Steve Otwell,… Continue

Today's Main Story: Pacific Seafoods has acquired Island Seafoods in Kodiak,

company will re-brand its salmon

Island Seafoods in Kodiak has a new
owner - Pacific Seafoods. It will be changing its name in the near future. In

addition, it is introducing new branding for its salmon - Pillar Mountain - which highlights a wind energy project in Kodiak, making the label energy friendly as well as certified sustainable.

In other news, we fear the
domestic catfish i… Continue

Hi From Alaska, hope god is looking over your shoulder today, in the news is;
Signs are looking good for the
sockeye run on the Fraser River, and fears of a repeat of the 2009 disaster

(when 10 million fish were forecast and 2 million showed up) are receding. The current forecast of 7 to 11 million fish continues to look good, as some early runs have been well ahead of projections.

Shrimp buyers have already seen a 30% jump in
shrimp prices. Now another problem is at han… Continue

Today's Main Story: Bristol Bay is continuing to produce, with over 25

million fish landed

Bristol Bay will be open until July 23rd, and
ADF&G says the Nushagak run may reach the 2nd highest level ever. Total Bristol Bay landings are over 25 million pounds, as of the end of last week. Other areas are mostly on track, except Egegik, where the run is 5 million fish below forecast. As the season winds down 650 vessels were still fishing at Naknek at the end of last week, w… Continue