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Chinese delegation visits Kodiak as Trump administration issues new proposed tariffs

Xin Lyu, general manager for a seafood import/export company and CEO for Shanghai Hollywin Frozen Food snaps photos at a weir on the Buskin River near Kodiak on July 11, 2018. (Photo by Daysha Eaton/KMXT) Daysha Eaton/KMXT A delegation from China visited Kodiak Island this week with the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, touring fish processing plants in Kodiak and Larsen Bay. …

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North Pacific Fisheries Management Council meeting draws stakeholders to Kodiak

Daysha Eaton/KMXT The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is meeting this week in Kodiak. The meetings are at the Convention Center, Best Western, and Elk’s Lodge and are open to the public.Meetings still to come this week are: Scientific and Statistical Committee: through June 6, 8am to 5pm in the Harbor Room at Best Western. Advisory Panel: Through the 8, 8am …

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Alaska Fisheries Report – June 8, 2017

  Maggie Wall/KMXT Salmon season is coming on strong. The Bristol Bay drift fleet upgrades their gear to include chillers and upgrades the quality taken to market. Copper River kings are stronger than forecasted. More than 40 boats fished in the Prince William Sound shrimp fishery. Cod, Dungeness, Pollock, halibut and more all going on in various parts of the …

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