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United Fishermen of AK

211 Fourth St. Suite 110
Juneau, AK 99801

Phone: 907.586.2820
Fax: 907.463.2545
ufa@ufa-fish.org
 

PRESS RELEASE
 

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2010-1 - UFA Announces New President Arni Thomson and Executive Committee Members (6/15/2010, pdf) NEW
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2009-05 UFA Supports ASMI as Client in MCS Salmon Sustainability Certification (11/23/09, .pdf)
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2009-04 UFA welcomes incoming Governor Sean Parnell (7/28/09, .pdf)
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2009-03-UFA Thanks Governor Palin for Service and Activism (7/17/09, .pdf)
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2009-02 - United Fishermen of Alaska Names New At-large Board Members and Committee Chairs (6/12/09, .pdf)
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2009-1 United Fishermen of Alaska Honors Senator Ted Stevens in Inaugural Alaska Seafood Hall of Fame. (4/23/09, .pdf)
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2008-7 UFA Statement on the Endorsement of Senator Stevens” (11/2/08, .pdf)
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2008-6 United Fishermen of Alaska Calls for Fisheries Protections for North Aleutian Basin Oil and Gas Development(10/16/08, .pdf)
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2008-5 UFA Congratulates Governor Sarah Palin on VP Nomination
(8/29/08, .pdf)
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2008-4 UFA Recognizes Senator Stevens’ Leadership in SustainingFisheries and Oceans (8/1/08, .pdf)
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2008-3 UFA Announces Officers and Executive Committee Changes (6/15/08, .pdf)
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2008-2 UFA Names Senator Lisa Murkowski as 2007 Person of the Year in Alaska Politics (1/3/08, .pdf)
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2008-1 UFA selects Kathy & Ed Hansen Fishermen of the year (1/3/08, .pdf)
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2007-5 UFA Thanks Senator Stevens for Passage of Farm Bill Measure for Fishermen (12/19/07, .pdf)
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2007-4 UFA Thanks Senator Murkowski for Passage of Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Tax Treatment (12/17/07, .pdf)
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2007-3 Fishermen falling through the cracks in health care & insurance (9/3/07, .pdf)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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UFA President Bob Thorstenson and Vice President select ADF&G Commissioner Kevin Duffy as UFA Executive "Man of the Year" (.pdf)     
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August 20, 2002
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March 17, 2003  UFA Endorses ANWR (.pdf)
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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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