About UFA
 

United Fishermen of Alaska is an umbrella association representing 37 Alaska commercial fishing organizations from fisheries throughout Alaska and its offshore waters.

Mission

To promote and protect the common interest of Alaska’s commercial fishing industry, as a vital component of Alaska’s social and economic well-being.
 

  ·  Promote positive relations between industry sectors

  ·  Support all commercial gear types and remain neutral on allocative
     issues between commercial gear groups.

  ·  Protect industry from attacks through initiatives, legislation, etc.

  ·  Promote industry safety

  ·  Promote healthy fishery resources by supporting research and
     habitat protection

  ·  Support adequate funding for fishery research, management and
     enforcement

  ·  Oppose fish farming

  ·  Support development of new fisheries

  ·  Educate industry, government and the public

  ·  Support efforts to increase consumption of Alaska seafood

  ·  Promote quality standards – harvester to consumer

  ·  Protect consumer access to seafood by maintaining a stable supply
     of product to processors.

UFA policy for healthy and sustainable management of fisheries

UFA strongly supports:

  ·  Escapement goal mgmt (Biological Escapement Goal).

  ·  Local management that is adaptive and abundance based.

  ·  Use of Commissioner’s EO authority on an active basis for the local
     management of a fishery.

  ·  Mixed stock management.

Core Functions of UFA – in order of priority

  ·  Legislative presence

  ·  Provide a forum for communication within the fishing industry.

  ·  Maintain a statewide trade organization with staffed office.

  ·  Public relations and educational programs targeting:

members
seafood industry and other industries
general public

Statewide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheryl Sutton
Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Schactler
Admin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duncan Fields
National . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Madsen
Fish Farms & Environmental . . . . Bruce Wallace
Subsistence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julianne Curry
Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Shadura
Enhancement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gary Fandrei
Past President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Childers

(effective 6/15/2010 – 6/14/2011)