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BBRSDA Issues its Own COVID-19 Fishermen’s Handbook

By Fishermen's News Online on May 24, 2020 Fishermen's News Online

The Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBSDA) has posted its own COVID-19 Fishermen’s Handbook, online here. The intent is educating the fishermen on how to comply with state and local laws and to provide best practice to keep everyone safe from COVID-19 during the 2020 season. A set net mandate is also to […]

New Handbook on Boatyard Hazards Aims to Improve Safety

By Paula Dobbyn | Alaska Sea Grant on Sep 22, 2019 News from Alaska SeaGrant

Building, repairing and maintaining vessels can be hazardous work. The rate of injury and illness on ships and in boatyards is more than double those of construction and general industry, according to federal officials. Alaska Sea Grant has a new online booklet aimed at making boatyards safer by explaining the risks and recommending ways that boat […]