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ANCHORAGE - Jurors took about six hours Friday to decide there was no conspiracy by salmon processors and Japanese importers to control the price paid to Bristol Bay fishermen nearly a decade ago. After sitting through nearly four...
...recent action to curtail the fisheries, troll fishermen aren't getting a piece of that action, Kelley said. Salmon processors in Juneau and Washington state said the Lower 48 closures are a major factor behind the increased price for Alaska...
...shouldered by the utilities. Murkowski signs bill for salmon processors JUNEAU - Gov. Frank Murkowski has signed a bill providing a state tax break for salmon processors that invest in certain types of new equipment. House...
...KODIAK - The Kodiak chapter of the United Salmon Association has entered into contractual price agreements with area salmon processors. Salmon fishermen will receive a minimum grounds price of about 53 cents a pound for sockeye salmon and between...
...vowed a tourism boycott if wolves were harmed. 4. Bristol Bay salmon lawsuit Western Alaska fishermen sued salmon processors and Japanese importers in 1995, accusing them of fixing prices. Jurors heard four months of testimony, then took...
...counterparts in North America, but below management, the employees make a third of what is paid in the United States. Salmon processors in Chile earn $300 to $450 a month, less than some people earn in a week on the slime line in Alaska. ``It's...
...down last night,'' said Jeff Regnart, regional management biologist for the Department of Fish and Game in King Salmon. Processors ``are going to be in better condition tonight than they've been since the beginning of the month,'' he said...
State and local briefly THE JUNEAU EMPIRE Salmon glut could drop prices NAKNEK - Bristol Bay salmon processors say the crush of sockeye that overwhelmed canneries earlier this month may hurt salmon prices. Fishermen usually have to wait...
...rate typically goes up in winter, the slower period for seasonal employers, such as hotels, tour companies and salmon processors. Pair accused of bilking woman's dad ANCHORAGE - A Chugiak couple have been indicted by a federal grand jury on...
...million fish. Gov. Frank Murkowski will use the capacity survey to determine whether to grant permits to Russian salmon processors who want to can the salmon for sale in Russia. The state has received applications from three companies: Global...