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under the command of Bill Peter
son who normally operates the boat
Unity which is undergoing repairs
at Elfin Cove. Stopping at Elfin
Cove for fuel and enroute to this
area earlier this month was the
i- a Breeze II which will be fishing
i r Wakefield Fisheries; the Free
«(P.A.F.) and the Fish and
t ildlife boat Teal, skippered by
l.enry Musich.
And as the Land Baron once told
me, “Some boats come in and some
boats go out!” . . . Going out is the
Merganser whose Skipper Lee And
rich, having put another million
pounds or so of King Crab through
her tanks is taking her out for an
nual overhaul. Also hanging it up
for this season is Skipper Hannes
Westman of the Tula and Skipper
Marion Perovich of the Flaming'.
While down at APA ran into John
Pallaktalik who is heading for
Bristol Bay via Seattle. APA’s
Shellfish Superintendent Ralph
Jones tells us they “anticipate a
considerable decline in King Crab
production” but added that they
will be swinging into Razor Clam
operations on April 20. Had a steak
at the Mecca 49 Room with Lowell
Wakefield whose King Crab opera
tion knows no seasons and will be
continuing unabated. Lowell will
be leaving for London in May to
attend an international fishery con
ference on gear. He will also have
a sharp eye out for expanding his
European market for King Crab
. . . and while he is in Europe he
will be the Kodiak Mirror’s exclu
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sive newspaper correspondent nnd
keep us advised on developments
of importance at the conference
which is sponsored by the U.N.
While king crab canneries are
windjng it up the Eastpoint Sea
foods shrimp plant has gone into
high gear with night shift opera
tions now required. All three
shrimp boats are making heavv
deliveries and last Saturday the
Seward-based boat Tradewinds
came into port for radar repairs
and delivered to Eastpoint, accord
ing to Office Manager Shirley Fil
lis. who also advised that East
point’s owner Erling H. Bendiksen
was in town the early part of the
week.
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Over at Naughton’s Bakery we
are glad to see brother Ed back
on the job after a bout with the
flu bug. Ed keeps pretty close
track of what is going on down
Juneau way and is very sensitive
to anything relating to our fish
eries. He showed me a letter he
received from Rep. John Holm, a
Fairbanks legislator who indi
cated he is opposed to “giving
our fisheries to the Japanese ...”
and this is encouraging to know
that Interior Alaska legislators
are fishery-minded too. As Ed
said, “Wish the same attitude
would come out of the Executive
branch of the Federal govern
ment!”
From an article in the Anchor
age Daily News quoting various
state officials we learn that no ef
fort is to be made to force those
Japanese who were arrested last
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We, the Elks of 1772, wish to thank each and
every one of you that helped to make the
Cerebral Palsy dance a
Big Success
—
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I C.P. Chairman
KNUDSEN’S
Easter Bunnies and Little
Chicks and Stuffed Toys. Also
Easter candies and Easter cards.
Easter is a good time for pic
ture taking indoors and out
doors of the youngsters in their
Easter outfits.
FISHING TACKLE ALASKAN
Will soon be in season and we Jewelry and gift items for
every member of the family,
have some and more is on its , . _
Ideal for your friends in the
way to complete your gear. Lower 48.
If you are interested in raw
beaver pelts at $35 each. These
make up into wonderful coats
that last for 20 years.
Guns, Ammunition, Catridge
Belts, Holsters, Cleaning Kits.
Power components, Scales, pri
mers, etc.
KNIflSEN’S — Where All Kodiak Shops I
April (in our Shelikof Strait state
waters), to come to court, largely
due to the fact that Japanese in
terests apparently have decided
their best course would be to buy
oui Alaska caught and processed
seafoods rather than attempt to
compete with our fishermen and
canneries. IF this is true then they
are beginning to show very good
sense.
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On the other hand our Canadian
friends may be trying something
which suonds fraught with danger
to both American as well as Canadi
an fishery interests. Following is a
report contained in the U.S. Bureau
of Commercial Fisheries Market
News Service bulletin dated Feb.
27tn:
“A plan to fish for crab off the
Pacific Coast of Canada by a
Canadian fishing company and a
new subsidiary of one of the larg
est Japanese fishing companies
is reported (Japanese newspa
per) to be almost completed.
Preparations for the establish
ment of the joint company, fish
ing operations, and the dispatch
ing of fishing vessels in late
March this year were underway.
Preliminary talks between the
Japanese and Canadian fishing
companies began four years ago.
The Japanese firm is expected to
send its freezer ship “Kiyoso
Maru (1,500 tons) to put the plan
into practice. According to the
fr L_
Japanese newspaper, the venture
may run into difficulties if the
Japanese plan to use gill nets is
restricted by the Canadian gov
ernment.”
Those Canadians must be suckers
for real troubles!
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A bill has been introduced into
the legislature to create an Alaska
Japan Trade Commission. It stipu
lates that the membership must be
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made up of 3 members of the legis
lature, not to exceed two from any
one political party, a representa
tive of organized labor, a member
of the state Chamber of Commerce,
and one person each from the fol
lowing industries: mining, timber,
tourism, banking, surface trans
portation, and air transportation.
Oddly enough and conspicuously
absent is a representative of the
fishing industry! Hmmm???
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