Tag Archives: Alaska Whitefish Trawlers Association

  Kodiak’s trawl fleet is heading out to the fishing grounds to catch pollock in a fishery that opened Jan. 20. Julie Bonney is the Executive Director of the Alaska Groundfish Data Bank, which represents trawlers and processors. She says the trawlers are looking at lower quota level this year.   “The pollock quotas this year are about 20 percent …

Fishing boats moored in Kodiak. ( Photo by James Brookes/Flickr) Mitch Borden/KMXT For months, the Kodiak city council has been working on how to balance its budget when it has a deficit close to $3 million. One of the ways it’s looking at generating revenue is raising the city sales tax cap from $750 to $3000. Many residents are worried …