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Fisheries budget stays afloat thanks to license fees December 31st, 2020 |
As Alaska faces its toughest budget squeeze ever, the state s commercial fisheries are set to get a bit of a breather. But it is due more to fund swapping than lawmakers largess.
For the commercial fisheries division, the largest within the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the preliminary FY2022 budget released by Governor Mike Dunleavy reflects a slight increase to $72.8 million, compared to nearly $68 million last year. I think we did really well this year, said Sam Rabung, commercial fisheries division director, speaking last week at a United Fishermen of Alaska webinar. Where we re at right now, the legislature actually restored many of the cuts that we sustained in FY20 and the governor didn t veto all of them so we got some funds back in FY21,
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Alaska Fish Factor: State s commercial fisheries set to get breather from fund swapping rather than lawmakers largess
December 31, 2020
As Alaska faces its toughest budget squeeze ever, the state’s commercial fisheries are set to get a bit of a breather. But it is due more to fund swapping than lawmakers’ largess.
For the commercial fisheries division, the largest within the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the preliminary FY2022 budget released by Governor Dunleavy reflects a slight increase to $72.8 million, compared to nearly $68 million last year.
“I think we did really well this year,” said Sam Rabung, commercial fisheries division director, speaking last week at a United Fishermen of Alaska webinar. “Wher.
Alaska’s commercial fishery managers appear to be spared big budget cuts next year
Print article As Alaska faces its toughest budget squeeze ever, the state’s commercial fisheries are set to get a bit of a breather. But it is due more to fund swapping than lawmakers’ largess. For the commercial fisheries division, the largest within the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the preliminary FY2022 budget released by Gov. Mike Dunleavy reflects a slight increase to $72.8 million, compared to nearly $68 million last year. “I think we did really well this year,” said Sam Rabung, commercial fisheries division director, speaking last week at a United Fishermen of Alaska webinar. “Where we’re at right now, the Legislature actually restored many of the cuts that we sustained in FY20 and the governor didn’t veto all of them so we got some funds back in FY21,”
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Dec. 28, 2020 16:17 GMT
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As Alaska faces its toughest budget squeeze ever, the US state’s commercial fisheries are set to get a bit of a breather. But it is due more to fund swapping than lawmakers’ largess [.]
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