Alaska Shellfish Is First Cannery
To Resin Ore rat ions Here In '47
The first cannery
to go into operation
in Seldovia this year
was the Alaska Shell
fish Co., which roar
ed into production
with the toot of the
time whistle at 3
o'clock last Monday
morning.
Alaska Shellfish
is working on shrimp
only for the present,
but will pack both
shrimp and king crab
a little later in the
season•
Although first to
get going on the sea
son's work this year,
&ven Alaska Shellfish
was behind schedule,
for bad weather de
layed the fishing for
several days# Clam
canning operations of
Alaska-Seldovia Pack
ers also have been
set back by weather.
A1 Villa, partner
in Alaska Shellfish,
said yesterday that
it is still too early
in the season to take
the larger types of
shrimp. The company
boat, the Alava, is
at present fishing in
Kaehemak Bay, but it
is planned to test
Cook Inlet waters at
various spots in or
der to obtain the
best grade of shrimp.
The company will
can shrimp until mid
October, or until bad
weather prevents fur
ther operation. Mr.
Villa estimates that
Alaska Shellfish will
pack from a ton to a
ton and a half of
shrimp daily at the
height of canning op
erations this year.
The cannery at
present employs a
crew of eight, in ad
dition to partners
Villa and C. J. Alex
ander. 'Ped Pedors^n
of Bear Cove is cap
tain of the Alava,
company boat.
The craft has just
undergone a complete
overhaul and is con
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The Semidi, power
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Anderson Dock late
yesterday to replen
ish its food stock.
The barge expected to
get away early this
morning. The Semidi
is captained by
George Harris.
The Ansonia, also
an Alaska Packers
barge, was in the bay
several days ago.
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Andy Olson was re
leased from Seldovia
hospital last Monday.
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and it is expected to
greatly increase his
helpfulness to the
people of Seldovia.
Plans are now be
ing formulated to ar
range for emergency
medical care during
the doc torTs absence.
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