Friday, November 11, 2022

Crab association appeals for help

The crab crash has hit so hard that Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers is resorting to a GoFundMe campaign to buoy the organization.

ABSC is a Seattle-based trade association representing crab fishermen and vessel owners.

In better times, ABSC appeared to be a fairly well-financed organization.

According to its most recent Form 990 annual information return filed with the IRS, the association reported total revenue of $672,875 and $199,999 in compensation to its executive director, Jamie Goen.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 11, 2022 at 5:13 PM

    It's unlikely crabbers are going to get any conservation help from NPFMC aside from shutting the fishery down. Give it a few years and everyone will just forget about the crab fisheries.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 13, 2022 at 7:02 AM

    Sounds like horrible business management and foresight.

    Maybe the Executive Director can tap her 401k to support the organization.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 13, 2022 at 12:59 PM

    The position carries a lot of responsibility and requires specialized knowledge. The compensation needs to be decent, otherwise she could work make more at a corporate job. If she is paying for her own insurance her income isn't crazy.

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  4. AnonymousNovember 16, 2022 at 3:57 PM

    The poor things. Not!

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