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UFA President On Juneau Mayor Greg Fisk's Passing
UFA President On Juneau Mayor Greg Fisk's Passing
UFA President On Juneau Mayor Greg Fisk's Passing
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UFAmournsthepassingofGregFisk
UnitedFishermenofAlaskaPresidentJerryMcCunereleasedthefollowingstatement:
JuneauMayorGregFiskwasawellknownleaderinAlaskafisheriesandintheJuneaucommunity,and
workedforAlaskafishermenfordecades.Hewasknownfortakingideasandselflesslyworkingtomake
themhappentohelpAlaskafishermen.AsaFisheriesSpecialistintheDivisionofEconomicDevelopment,
heworkedondozensofplanstohelpturnaroundthesalmonindustryduringsomeofthehardestyearsin
itseconomichistory.MorerecentlyhehelpedAlaskashrimpfishermenqualifyanddevelopedbusiness
resourcesUSDATradeAdjustmentAssistanceprogram.Overthelasttwoyears,hehelpedputtogethera
realisticbusinessplanforOceansAlaskatobethefirstcommercialshellfishhatcheryinAlaska,amongmany
othersignificantaccomplishments.Mostnotablyhesteppedforwardintheleadershipinhiscommunityto
beelectedasJuneaumayor.Greghadgreathopesandinspirationforembracingtheseafoodindustryand
movingJuneauforwardasthecenterofAlaskafisheriesscienceandresearch.Hewillbemissed,and
appreciatedforhiscontributionstotheAlaskafishingindustry.
UFAwillfacilitatetheengravingofGregsnameontheAlaskaFishermensMemorialatthe2016Blessingof
theFleet.FishermencancontacttheUFAofficetocontributeforthatiftheywish.
UnitedFishermenofAlaska
POBox20229,JuneauAK99802
ufa@ufafish.org
9075862820
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