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.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

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.

Anonymous said...

Sounds like horrible business management and foresight.

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

Anonymous said...

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.

Anonymous said...

The poor things. Not!