Sunday, December 18, 2011

It took a while, but Chignik has a new harbor

Chignik, on the Alaska Peninsula, is moving up in the world. Here's a press release from the Lake and Peninsula Borough:

Dec. 16, 1011

Chignik boat harbor fully operational

KING SALMON — The Lake and Peninsula Borough is pleased to announce that the Chignik boat harbor is complete and open for business.

The $3.4 million project included installation of 40 slips, a harbormaster building, and full water and electrical support. The construction finished ahead of budget and schedule, allowing the Chignik fleet to begin using the harbor to prepare for the winter longlining and crab season.

"Everyone involved in this project is thrilled that our fishermen have a fully functional harbor," said borough Mayor Glen R. Alsworth Sr. "The idea of a boat harbor in Chignik dates all the way back to 1955 when Chignik's residents wrote to Delegate Bob Bartlett to ask for assistance. To be part of the group that has made it a reality is gratifying."

The city of Chignik, the Lake and Peninsula Borough and the Army Corps of Engineers have played roles in the project throughout its 55-year history.

"The boat harbor will be a tremendous boost to the Chignik fishery," said Chignik Mayor Richard Sharpe. "Now the fleet will be able to quickly and safely wait out storms and have a viable, year-round storage location for their boats."

Previously, fishermen had to store their boats in Kodiak or Sand Point, he noted.

The boat harbor completion follows the best salmon season in 40 years and the prospect of expanded winter fishery allocations for Chignik fishermen.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Didn't I read something about a gunnar knapp in fairbanks studying this fishery and claming it needed a permit byback? Gotta love those scientists who get paid to study fisheries and make them more sustainable and only end up as shills for major players. Destroying the next generation of fishermen so a few can make a profit.

Anonymous said...

Didn't Gunnar Knapp prostitute himself for the processors in the Bristol Bay price fixing case? He will say anything you want as long as you pay him enough money.

Anonymous said...

Well, everyone knows the prostitutes from the UFA, and UA, where Gunner Knapp, and Dr. Charles Crapo, those Shit for Brains professors, along with Boobyt the the UFA, Seas, and the rest of the imbeciles in action, shown yesterday, today, and forever....when one attends a professors class, he should make sure Urine Analysis, as been performed on these drug induced communists.

Illegal Allocation of the drugs at the University of Alaska, the Board of Fisheriess, and the Uneducated Fishermen of Alaska, where a UA should be required to work at the Alaska Department of Criminals in Law, Lance Nelson, Sara Palin, and Shaun Parnell today, in those sightly north of Chignik, that illegal allocation used in Bristol Bay today.

Go Sara & Todd Palin!

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Anonymous said...

Yes, Gunnar is available for hire. What would you like him to say? Please write it down, he will repeat it for you.

Anonymous said...

Am I the only one who read this post before commenting? and realized its about the new Chignik harbor. These unrelated rants, though amusing it would be nice to read comments that make sense and are relevant to the blog.

Anonymous said...

The douche nozzle @7:08 fills this blog with his inane, nonsensical posts. They make sense, but only to him. For everyone else, its wtf?

Anonymous said...

Douche nozzle?

Nice. I like it, AND I understand it.

Anonymous said...

Enema nozzle is more like it...

Anonymous said...

Forget the harbor,Dean Anderson's going to be on tv. Now thats going to be entertaining!

Anonymous said...

The harbor is a fine addition to Chignik. It would be most advantageous if the new harbor included a crane suitable for area fishers to transfer seines and other gear including pots between their boats and land. The City of Chignik would be well justified in applying for Federal and/or State economic aid and other grant sources including the Pebble Grant Fund for a small (3 ton) crane for the new harbor.