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Kodiak Chamber of Commerce
100 E. Marine Way, Suite 300
Kodiak, Alaska 99615
907-486-5557
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ComFish Forums in the 2010 line up:
Catch Share ProgramsNOAA Fisheries’ Vision ● Listening Session ● Lots of Q &AOrganized by Glenn Haight, AK Sea Grant/Marine Advisory Program Bering Sea Crab Fisheries: Five Year Review North Pacific Fishery Management Council staff, others TBA Finding the Funding: Loans & Opportunities for New EntrantsState & Federal Loans ● Community Programs ● Permit BanksLea Klingert/Community Fisheries & Agriculture BankLujean Fedotov, Geoff Whistler/AK. Dept. of Commerce/Division of Investments Sherri McCann (invited)/NOAA FisheriesOthers TBA PFD “Fashion Show” ● E-Stops200 AK fishermen field tested personal flotation devices E-Stop device prevents deck winch injuriesDevin Lucas, Ted Teske/Nat’l Institute of Health & Occupational Safety Marketing Alaska Seafood Alaska Seafood in Global Food MarketsStrengths & Strategies, competing with other ‘center of the plate’ proteinsQuentin Fong, AK Sea Grant/MAPWhat Do U.S. Consumers Really Think About Alaska Seafood?Latest U.S. research, Fine-tuning marketing effortsLaura Fleming, Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Off the Grid: Local Alternative Energy Options for Remote SitesOrganized by Alaska Marine Conservation Council, Sustainable Kodiak Annual Town Meeting with ADF&G Commissioner Denby Lloyd Updates on: Pebble Mine: Pros & Cons ● Bristol Bay Oil/Gas Updates Strip Coal Mine at Upper Cook Inlet Check back for times/dates and other ComFish news!
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Thursday, March 20, 2008 |
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10-11 am
Location: Pod 2
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Flooding Control: Knowledge & Tools to Prevent Sinking - Hands on training and videos by the nationally acclaimed AK Marine Safety Education Association. Don't go down with the ship! Presenter: Steven Campbell, AMSEA/Kodiak |
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11-Noon Location: Pod 1
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Introduction to Wealth Management - Joni Whitmore, CFM |
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11:30-12:30
Location: Pod 2
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Trashing Your Livelihood: Marine Debris & Commercial Fishermen - Learn how debris affects your safety, seafood markets and finances. Stow it, don't throw it! Presenter: Steven Campbell, AMSEA/Kodiak |
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12:30-1:30pm
Location: Pod 1
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AK Halibut: How are the catch limits being determined? Learn about the IPHC coastwide assessment model and "finding a summer home for all the fish." Presenter: Bruce Leaman, executive director, International Pacific Halibut Commission |
| 1:30-3 pm
Location: Pod 2
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Tackling Climate Change: How Coastal Communities Can Advance Solutions - Alaska's coastal communities stand at the forefront of climate change. Those of us witnessing these changes will be most affected by them. Learn how AK communities are meeting the challenges head on and sharing real solutions. Sponsored by AK Marine Conservation Cuuncil. Presenters: Erin Harrington, Sustainable Kodiak; Alan Parks, AMCC/Homer; Terry Hoefferle, Nunamta Aulukestai/Dillingham |
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3-5 pm
Location: Pod 1
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Fish Come First: The Pebble Partnership
Join in the discussion with the Partnership about plans for the Pebble Mine in Southwest Alaska |
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7-9 p.m
Location: KHS Auditorium
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Candidates for U.S. Congress talk fish!
Congressman Don Young, AK Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux, Ethan Berkowitz, Diane Benson and Jake Metcalfe will be at the fisheries debate!
Since 1990 ComFish has invited candidates for Alaska governor and U.S. Congress to come to Kodiak to debate a single topic: the seafood industry. The fisheries debates have always attracted nearly 100% participation by candidates. The lively, two hour event is broadcast live, statewide via the Alaska Public Radio Network from host station KMXT/Kodiak (www.kmxt.org)
Thank you industry supporters!
First National Bank of Alaska
City of Kodiak
Mayor & City Council
Kodiak Island Borough
Mayor & Borough Assembly
Trident Seafoods
From the source to the plate, we're proud to be Alaska's partner & America's first choice.
Alaskan Quota & Permits/Petersburg
For service & integrity you can trust, call Olivia at 888-347-4437
Crab Group of Independent Harvesters
United Catcher Boats
Providing a strong, unified voice for Alaska & West Coast trawl vessel owners since 1993
Marine Conservation Alliance
Promoting sustainable fisheries to feed the world
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Friday, March 21, 2008 |
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| 10:00-12:30 Location: Pod 1 |
North Aleutian Basin Energy & Fisheries Forum
A 5.6-million-acre region that encompasses most of the southeastern Bering Sea and all of Bristol Bay is scheduled for oil & gas lease sales in 2011. Discussions will include updates on energy and fisheries initiatives, Shell Oil Company's development plans, public input Presenters include: Brian Allee/AK Sea Grant; Dan Sharp, Minerals Management Service; Gregg Nady, Shell Oil; David Holt, Energy-Fisheries Workshop/Anchorage organizer; Bubba Cook, World Wildlife Fund |
| 10:30-11:30 Location: Pod 2 |
Tax Considerations for your Exxon Award - Bruce Gabrys, CPA |
12-1pm
Location: Pod 2 |
Counting the Crews Alaska has more data on the fish that's caught each year than it does on the people who are catching the fish! The Southwest AK Municipal Conference and the State will update efforts to improve labor data on seafood harvesters. Presenters: Joe Sullivan, SWAMC: Geron Bruce, ADF&G deputy director , Commercial Fisheries Div. |
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1:30-2:15pm
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Pod 2
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Retirement Funding With (or without) Your Settlement Award - Craig Johnson & Inga Seifert, Financial Advisers/Edward Jones
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1-3pm
Location: Pod 1 |
Bristol Bay: Fish First
The proposed Pebble Mine would be located near headwaters that include important salmon spawning streams and rivers. A look at the latest science and information on protecting Bristol Bay's world famous fisheries. Sponsored by Renewable Resources Coalition. Presenters: Dr. Carol Ann Woody - What does the science say?
Bob Waldrop - What does the seafood market say? Danny Consenstein - What's up with the clean water initiatives? |
| 3-4:30pm Location: Pod 1 |
"Town Meeting" with ADF&G Commissioner Denby Lloyd
Back by popular demand! Commissioner Lloyd and other state fishery managers will take your questions and comments in this open ‘town meeting.’ |
| 5-6:30pm |
Reception at Fishery Industrial Technology Center, Near Island
Meet and greet new FITC director, Dr. Murat Balaban |
| 5-7:30pm |
Morning Rotary Seafood Dinner, St. Mary's School
Sponsored by: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, International Seafoods, Alaska Fresh Seafoods, Ocean Beauty Seafoods, Trident Seafoods |
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Kodiak Out Loud: Kodiak Fishing and the Sea - Modeled after the famous FisherPoets events – a community celebration featuring Kodiak and Outside fishermen and mariners presenting poems, stories and songs about the maritime culture of Kodiak and other fishing towns. Organized by Toby Sullivan.
LOCATION: Main Auditorium |
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Saturday, March 22, 2008 |
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Family Day
Non-profits will be attending including Noon Rotary, KICVB / WhaleFest, Girl Scouts, Maritime Museum, and the Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Health Fair. |
10-11:30
Location: Pod 1 |
Update on Exxon Valdez lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear opening arguments on the $2.5 billion punitive damages award in late February. Plaintiffs’ attorney Matt Jamin will provide an update on the court case stemming from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. |
11-Noon
Location: Pod 2 |
Sea Pharmacy, Creating Co-products & Oh my! Those omegas
Presenters from Fish Tech/Kodiak
Brian Himelbloom: Sea Pharmacy
Peter Bechtel: Fish byproducts revolution!
Alexandra Oliveira: All omegas are not created equal. What to look for!
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Noon-1pm
Location:Pod 1 |
Strategies for Receipt of Your Exxon Award: Part 1
Presenter: Joni Whitmore, CFM
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Noon-1:30
(2 parts)
Location: Pod 2 |
1) Kodiak Red King Crab: Where are they now? Kodiak was once the king crab capital of the world, but the stock remains depressed following the 1980s collapse. Learn what bouyed the crab population in the heydey and what has limited rebuilding. Presenter: Dr. Bill Bechtol, University of Alaska/SFOS
2) Enriching Alaska's king crab stocks: Updates on Alaska's first hatchery project to grow baby king crabs from Kodiak and the Pribilof Islands. Presenters: Dr. Brian Allee, Alaska Sea Grant; Celeste Leroux, University of Alaska/SFOS |
1:30-2:30pm
Location: Pod 1 |
Strategies for Receipt of your Exxon Award: Part 2 - Joni Whitmore, Bruce Gabrys, Matt Jamin, Deedee Pearson |
| 2:45-3:30pm
Location: Pod 1
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Retirement Funding Strategies - Craig Johnson & Inga Seifert, Financial Planners/Edward Jones |
2-3pm
Location:Pod 2 |
Ocean acidification:What is it? ... And is it the greatest threat to N. Pacific fisheries in this century? Kodiak scientists are leading the research on the impacts of OA on sea creatures. Presenter: Dr. Bob Foy, Director, NOAA Fisheries Science Center/Kodiak |
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