The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) recently approved a restructured observer program that extends observer coverage to Alaska's small boat fleet.
...fisheries.Representatives of the small-boat fleet, including Southeast Alaska Fishermen's Alliance, Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association and the Seafood Producers Cooperative, contend NOAA Fisheries ignored fishermen's concerns with the...
...catch limits for 2012. These industry members include Linda Behnken, executive director and fisherman, Alaska Longline Fisherman's Association, Kathy Hansen, executive director and fisherman, Southeast Alaska Fishermen's Alliance and Julianne...
...subscription-based program to Juneau in late spring, according to Linda Behnken, executive director of the Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association (ALFA). Alaskans Own operates Alaska's first community supported fishery (CSF), connecting diverse...
...gubernatorial candidate Alaska's fishing industry needs. She has my support, and the endorsement of the Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association. Linda Behnken Director, ALFA Sitka
...against aerial spraying. They include, the United Fisherman of Alaska, Alaska Trollers Association, Alaska Longline Fisherman's Association, Southeast Alaska Gillnetters Association, also the tribal governments of Hydaburg, Kasaan, Craig...
...is no reason not to publish the (proposed) rule," said Linda Behnken, executive director of the Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association. She sent a letter to Fish and Game Commissioner McKie Campbell on Tuesday complaining that his request...
...shares" that can concentrate ownership into a few hands, said Linda Behnken, executive director of the Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association. "Our basic concern is to make sure that people who live in coastal communities can still afford to...
...Sitka, Linda Behnken didn't get out for the opening because of high winds. Behnken, director of the Alaska Longline Fisherman's Association, said her gear group hopes to make up for a 20 percent cut in its Southeast quota for halibut through...
...representative on the council. "Southeast is a unique area," said Behnken, executive director of the Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association in Sitka. "People are completely dependent on the hook-and-line fisheries. Now there's no one...
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