After son's death, father criticizes lack of fishing industry oversight
The 66 Washingtonians who died on the job in 2012 were honored at a memorial on Tuesday. A memorial bell was rung 66 times, once for each victim who died of a job-related illness or injury.But the...
View ArticlePebble Mine opponents put value of Bristol Bay fishery at $1.5 billion
Though it’s thousands of miles away, a proposed mine for gold and copper in Alaska’s Bristol Bay threatens to destroy the livelihood of thousands of people in the Puget Sound area. Seattle’s fleet of...
View ArticleShipbuilders to Senators: Help Us Modernize Vessels, Create Jobs
How do you create jobs in Seattle and Alaska? By building fishing boats here and hiring workers who might otherwise only get jobs in fast-food restaurants.That’s the message from a roundtable gathered...
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