Posts Tagged ‘Dillingham’
Helping a Western Alaska fishing community cope with an influx during the pandemic
By Davin Holen Each summer, around 13,000 workers from outside Alaska travel to the Bristol Bay region to participate in the world’s most valuable wild salmon fishery. How the fishery, community, and region prepare and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic is the topic of a new project. The sparsely populated western coast of Alaska is…
Read MoreKDLG radio: Dillingham plans improvements to sewage lagoon
Alaska Sea Grant and the Bristol Bay Native Association have helped monitor erosion near the lagoon, helping the city take action.
Read MoreNew artwork in Dillingham showcases water as a source of life and culture
The Dillingham School District recently installed a mural called “Water is Our Way of Life.” The mural highlights the important role water serves as a source of culture, food and recreation within the Bristol Bay community, where fishing is a key economic and cultural activity. Icicle Seafoods contributed $1,800 toward the mural’s creation. It was…
Read MoreDillingham agent shares fish knowledge at Salmon Camp
Our Dillingham agent, Gabe Dunham, spent time with Bristol Bay area students this summer, teaching them about the human dimensions of fisheries. The students were participating in the annual Salmon Camp, sponsored by Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation. Located on the shores of Lake Aleknagik, the camp provides high school and middle school students the…
Read MoreBristol Bay residents learn to advocate for fisheries issues
A course called “Fisheries and the Legislative Process” is teaching Alaskans from the Bristol Bay region how to be advocates in the state capital. Each January a group of Bristol Bay students of all ages travels to Juneau for a week, where they learn the lawmaking process and how decisions are made that affect their communities.
Read MoreGabe Dunham
Gabe Dunham Marine Advisory Agent, Dillingham (907) 842-8321 Contact Gabe Bio page Marine Advisory Program PO Box 1070 Dillingham, AK 99576 Gabe Dunham Focus Commercial Fisheries Economic Development Resource Economics Social Capital Rural Energy Use Energy Efficiency Expertise Natural resource economics, business management, survey design and administration, commercial fishing, marine and automotive diesel, and outboard…
Read MoreMarine agent draws on experience to advise Alaskans
Terry Johnson has spent much of his life on boats and on the coast. The marine agent and University of Alaska Fairbanks professor has commercially fished, led marine life viewing tours, assisted fishermen, been a prolific writer and helped coastal residents adapt to climate change.
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