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What Happens to the Rest of the Fish? (opens the original)
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By Anna Nelson | The Quality Line<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="380.1607142857143" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WoZi!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpub
Same Fish, New Market: How Bristol Bay Bites Found Its Niche (opens the original)
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By Anna Nelson | The Quality LineNick Blakey has been going to Bristol Bay every summer since he was three years old. His dad ran a small processing business there, and his family built their summers around the sockeye run. Thirty-eight years later, Nick has not missed a season. He has fished commercially in Bristol Bay for 23 of those years, long enough to watch the whole industry change.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_id5!,f_auto,q_au
Alaska Fisheries Tax 101: Why the System Is Stacked Against the Boats That Need It Most (opens the original)
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By Anna Nelson | The Quality Line<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="488.5208333333333" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fW7I!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazon
A Seat at the Table: What the New NSF Seafood Engine Could Mean for Independent Fishermen (opens the original)
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By Anna Nelson | The Quality LineA few years back, I helped work on an application for the NSF Regional Innovation Engines program. It is not a simple process. You are asking a lot of different people to agree on a shared plan. Universities, industry groups, individual businesses, and government partners all have to find common ground and put it on paper in a way that satisfies a federal review board. It takes months of meetings, drafts, and patience. But when it works, it does something valuabl
More Time, Same Question: What NOAA’s EU Catch Certificate Delay Really Means for Small Boats (opens the original)
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