Marine Safety

It’s our final show of the season. Marine safety programs rely on a database that tracks commercial fishing deaths, but after mass layoffs at multiple federal agencies, it’s unclear if anyone is updating that info. Economist Gunnar Knapp shares history of seafood processors in Bristol Bay.

The sockeye salmon run is wrapping up in Bristol Bay with zero operational commercial fishing deaths, but after a gutting of the federal workforce, it’s unclear if anyone’s tracking it.

On June 28, Alaska Wildlife Troopers responded to a report of an overturned commercial fishing boat in the Ugashik district, near Pilot Point. All three of the people onboard were rescued, as reported by KDLG. That same week, deckhands fell overboard in the Naknek River and in the Egegik district. Both were rescued by nearby crews.

A new report was released last week that contains a summary and the probable cause of 21 marine accidents. The national Transportation Safety Board is…