As usual, some fishing industry players are keenly interested in events in Juneau and have hired lobbyists to follow — or push — the action.
We mined the Alaska Public Offices Commission database to compile this list of employers, their lobbyists, and the fees they'll pay this year.
Alaska Salmon Aquaculture Alliance, Confluence Strategies, $60,000
At-sea Processors Association, Legislative Consultants, $40,000
City of Unalaska, Dianne Blumer, $71,000
Pacific Seafood Processors Association, Legislative Consultants, $60,000
Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corp., Confluence Strategies, $45,000
Purse Seine Vessel Owners' Association, Confluence Strategies, $35,000
Trident Seafoods Corp., Strategy North Group, $60,000
United Fishermen of Alaska, Tracy Welch, $85,000 (annual wage)
UFA sends a letter out yearly to members indicating around a 10% expenditure towards lobbying. Important to exclude as being a non-charitable deduction on their Federal taxes. It would be difficult to believe that the UFA ED spends anywhere near the time or money stated here as lobbying. How many lobbyists register for the recreational industry?
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