According to figures over the last few months, Alaska has an abundance of fish and this was the main topic of discussion at the United Fishermen of Alaska (UFA) session last Tuesday. Fishermen from various different companies and organizations as well as transporters, processors and promoters were there to showcase their various products and by [...]
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For all of you who love watching The Deadliest Catch on Discovery Channel, you will know that it is the advertised as being the most dangerous profession in the world – but is it? Recent studies by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the Alaska Crab fishing industry in the Bering [...]
Alaska has always had a competitive job market, but in July the unemployment rate fell to the lowest percentage at 7.7 which is also far below the national average. According to economist Neal Fried, this rate is largely due to Alaska’s seasonal jobs and small economy. The unemployment rate is usually averaged at 9.5 percent [...]
On a small charter, during the Homer (Alaska) Halibut Derby, a Grand Rapids man, Mark Hilts caught the biggest fish so far of the season weighing in at 273.2 Pounds. This giant was 83 inches in length and will see Mr Hilts winning the jackpot which currently stands at $40,000. This is based on ticket-sale [...]
The notoriously dangerous waters in Alaska were where 4 fishermen found themselves clinging to a lifeboat after their vessel, the 52 foot long Nakat, caught fire just off the coast of Sitkinak Island on Sunday morning just before 8:30 as they were long lining for halibut. The highly trained U.S Coast Guards were dispatched and a rescue [...]
Now is the perfect time to find fishing jobs in Alaska Regions 1, 2, and 3 which are the Southeast Alaska Region, Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound, and Kodiak Island respectively. These areas offer not only fishing jobs, but also hunting jobs, adventure travel jobs, jobs at national parks, and much more. You will [...]
The natural gas pipeline that is being developed in Alaska, Trans Canada, in accordance with Exxon Mobil, could soon be joined by BP-Conoco Phillips, which has a project called Denali running a pipeline to the Lower 48. There is a $40 billion budget for building the pipeline, so for a while it has been assumed [...]
If you hope to find adventure and travel, as well as a paycheck, then one of the amazing national parks in Alaska should be top on your list of places to send in applications. One of the most exciting adventure travel jobs in Alaska is that of the tour guide or park ranger. Looking closely [...]
It may not seem like it, but getting a fishing job in Alaska, will ensure that you have plenty of money for you and your family to last a long time and to live a great life. Fishermen are usually associated with poorer members of the community, but thanks to the massive commercial fishing industry [...]
With the Shell Oil Company coming very close to drilling oil off the Outer Continental Shelf, Alaska is claiming a portion of the offshore oil drilling tax revenues which usually goes directly to the Federal Government. According to Senator Mark Begich, “We pushed very hard on this, we argued our point. We explained the impacts [...]
