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Swickshak Beach fared better.
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Down Alaska King Crab way op
erations continue normal according
to Office Manager Bill Lencer who
also reported that the 105-foot
power barge G. W. King joined
their fleet as a tender this week.
Skipper Jim Markley, well-known
to men of the Kodiak fleet was
blessed with pretty good weather
enroute north.
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In the area from the Juneau
Coast Guard Headquarters last
week was Buck Hamlin who made
inspection tours at Cape Sarichef,
and, due to being held up by fog
in this area, also toured their
Spruce Cape installation.
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Alaska Ice & Storage’s new man
ager, Bix Bonney (see pic) re
ported that another 90,000 pounds
of halibut were shipped out last
week on Alaska Steam’s Tanana
which brought in four van loads
(163,000 lbs.) of bait (herring).
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The Wrangell Chamber of Com
merce has endorsed a proposal ,o
the legislature asking change in
the law to require that applicants
for resident commercial fishing li
censes must have six months resi
dence in Alaska immediately prior
to making application.
With research and exploration
revealing stocks of King Crab fur
ther out from our island shore:.;
and in ever deeper waters the in
exorable trend to ever-larger fish
ing vessels continues unabated. In
recent weeks three more large
ships joined Alaska Packer’s’ grow
ing fleet here. The tender Yarsh,
whom many will recall used to con
vey razor clams from the mainland
to the local cannery under com
mand of George Holland, has been
converted into a King Crabber.
Skippering her is Nick Slianigan,
a 20-year veteran with APA who
has fished King Crab the past three
years. Another well-known vessel
the 8G foot Bainbridge, which ten
dered salmon in past years, is now
crabbing for APA operated by
Halton Olsen and her managing
owner-engineer Sam Merlwvich.
And Skipper Korey Kalstad recent
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ly brought his big Totem in from
the Westward to join the local
APA fleet. Besides these three, the
APA fleet will be rejoined again
within three weeks by the Sea
Quail which has been practically
rebuilt down at Alvine’s Marine
Repair and, according to her skip
per, Arni Hansen, “is good as
new.”
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King Crab Inc.’s Superintendent
Bob Springhill reports that the
88-foot power barge Afognak has
joined their fleet under command
of Skipper Hans Peterson and is
alternating tendering their boats
in the Jap Bay area with the Anna
A. Bob said weather moderation
on the East Side has resulted in
bigger tender loads the past sev
eral days.
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Met Jack Fenswick of the boat
Addington in from down Alitas
way who reports that the crab
catch dropped down somewhat the
past week in that area . . . also said
they were getting an occasional
soft shell. The power barge fisher
Joe G. was hung up on rocks in
Giese Channel about eight days ago
but was pulled free okay by the
Russler.
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Many people are to be congratu
lated for their efforts in promoting
the Area Development Act organi
zation in this area. The ARA looks
to be one of the most exciting eco
nomic opportunities the area has
ever had. Of particular interest to
our fisheries of course is the fact
that it will make possible the ex
pansion of Alvine's Marine Repair
so that the bigger ships in the fish
ing fleet can be handled here
rather than Outside. Also the ex
pansion of the Alaska Ice & Stor
age so that it will be capable of
doubling its capacity. Another im
pressive economic development
comas in the form of the definite
intention of 1st Federal Savings
& Loan Association of Anchorage
to locate a branch here, thus vastly
improving housing possibilities for
the many new fishermen who de
sire to build homes and locate their
families here. In regards to the
ARA developments, to be especial
ly congratulated for their indus
trious efforts are Walter Kraft and
Attorney Roy Madsen.
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Newsmen, newspapers, in fact
just about everyone in the SE
Alaska Panhandle is ecstatic and
joyful over the maiden trip
northward of the first ferryboat
. . . the mighty sleekly beautiful
Malaspina. Despite delays and
subsequent qualms we've experi
enced about progress on our own
Kodiak-Homer ferry, Governor
Egan has assured us that we all
shall have our great day here,
too. While he was here cam
paigning last fall he explained
that our ferry, unlike the SE
ferrys which travel mainly in
land waters, would be a deep sea
vessel traversing oftimes turbu
lent Shelikof Straits and that this
necessitated an entirely differ
ent ship design concept. He as
sured us that thus is what basical
ly caused the delays.
NOTE TO “BILL and “GIL”—
(in Juneau) — We’re now rather
resigned to the fact that we aren’t
going to be invited to serve in the
capacity of the Governor’s Press
Secretary . . . so—we hereby serve
notice we’re setting our sights on
being Purser aboard our “Marine
Highway.”
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Perhaps one of the most impor
tant developments in our fisheries
this past week was the announce
ment by Senator Bob Bartlett that
the State Department has re
quested the Soviet government for
a rpeeting to discuss ways to pre
vent destruction of U S. (Kodiak)
crab fishing gear by Russian trawl
ers. It is proposed that the talks be
held in Tokyo this month when the
International Fur Seal and North
Pacific Fisheries Commissions
meetings are held there. With no
intent to indicate that we lack con
fidence in whoever our representa
tives might be on such commis
sions, we strongly feel that Kodiak
area representatives should be
present at such talks. At least one
or two Kodiak crab fishermen and
cannery representatives should be
on hand. We suggest that Lloyd
Cannon and Oscar Dyson take time
off to attend.
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