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2008-2 UFA Names Senator Lisa Murkowski as 2007 Person of
the Year in Alaska Politics (1/3/08, .pdf)
NEW
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2008-1 UFA selects Kathy & Ed Hansen Fishermen of the
Year (1/3/08, .pdf)
NEW
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2007-5 UFA Thanks Senator Stevens for Passage of Farm
Bill Measure for Fishermen (12/19/07, .pdf)
NEW
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2007-4 UFA Thanks Senator Murkowski for Passage of Exxon
Valdez Oil Spill Tax Treatment (12/17/07, .pdf)
NEW
· 2007-3
Fishermen falling through the cracks in health care
& insurance (9/3/07, .pdf)
· 2007-2
United Fishermen of Alaska announces new
President, VP,and
at-large board members (6/15/07, .pdf)
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2007-1 UFA Reaches All-Time High Group
Membership,
Announces New Officers
(3/9/07, .pdf)
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2006-05 UFA Applauds Palin on naming Lloyd (12/29/06, .pdf)
· 2006- 04
UFA PR Sen.Ted Stevens Man of Year in AK
Politics
(12/23/06, .pdf)
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2006-03 UFA Congratulates Sarah Palin (11/13/06, .pdf)
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2006-01 UFA Supports IRS Exxon Valdez Tax Relief Legislation
S. 3422 and Thanks Senator Lisa Murkowski (6/14/06, .pdf)
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2005-02 United Fishermen of Alaska Support Gulf
Shrimpers
with
Assistance” (9/8/05, .pdf)
· 2005-01
Mecum for Man of Year (3/15/05,.pdf)
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2004-08
Jess Russell Fisherman of Year 2004
(12/20/04,.pdf)
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2004-07
AK Salmon TAA Recertified
(12/20/04,.pdf)
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2004-06
UFA Selects Murkowski as Man of Year in AK
(12/20/04,.pdf)
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2004-05
UFA Reacts to Knowles Exxon
(12/20/04,.pdf)
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2004-04
- UFA objects to canned and smoked salmon exclusion
from
Country of Origin Labeling
(10/1/04, .pdf)
· UFA President Bob Thorstenson
and Vice President select
ADF&G Commissioner Kevin Duffy as UFA Executive "Man
of the Year" (3/24/04, .pdf)
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UFA Welcomes US Oceans Commission Report (.pdf)
· UFA President Bob
Thorstenson and Vice
President select ADF&G
Commissioner Kevin Duffy as UFA
Executive "Man of the
Year" (.pdf)
· August 20, 2002
2003-1
· March 17, 2003
UFA Endorses ANWR
(.pdf)
2003-2
· June
15, 2003 Bristol Bay Suit (.pdf)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 12, 2006
Bob Thorstenson, Jr., President
Mark Vinsel, Executive Director
UFA Office – (907) 586-2820
UFA
Congratulates Governor-elect Sarah Palin
on Campaign and Election
The United Fishermen of Alaska (UFA),
representing thirty-three Alaska commercial
fishing organizations, congratulated Alaska
Governor-elect Sarah Palin on her resounding
election win.
Alaska’s governor-elect Sarah Palin fishes in
the Bristol Bay salmon setnet fishery with her
husband and family, and will be the first Alaska
governor with direct commercial fishing
experience since Jay Hammond served from 1974 to
1982.
UFA interviewed the three leading gubernatorial
candidates at its semiannual Board of Directors
meeting in October, and voted unanimously to
endorse Sarah Palin for governor. UFA Executive
Director Mark Vinsel noted that some UFA groups
do not participate in UFA endorsement votes due
to their own bylaws, so there were abstentions
but no votes opposing the endorsement, and none
of UFA’s member groups endorsed other
candidates.
"Sarah Palin was the candidate supported by so
many commercial fishing organizations and
individuals from across the state, and we look
forward to working with her administration. I
amconfident that as governor, Sarah Palin will
place a high priority on addressing the issues
facing Alaska's seafood industry," said Linda
Kozak, who represents UFA’s newest member group,
the Kodiak-based Crab Group of Independent
Harvestors.
"Commercial fishing is the engine that not only
powers coastal Alaska but adds great economic
benefit all the way into Anchorage. We have all
of the confidence in the world that the Palin
Administration will continue to help enhance and
build the economic development potential that
the commercial fishing industry has and UFA
looks forward to helping her in any way we can,"
said Bruce Schactler, UFA Marketing Comittee
Chairman.
For more information contact the UFA office at
(907)586-2820.
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