Alaska Legislature makes progress on aid package for ailing seafood industry

Oregon’s fishing industry faces demand challenges at home and trade barriers abroad

Newport’s Local Ocean restaurant is the kind of place where you might have lunch next to the fisherman who caught it. That’s according to Laura Anderson, co-founder of the more than 20-year-old restaurant. “Creating market opportunity for fishers and showcasing local species were really what drove the founding of the restaurant,” Anderson said over a tuna wrap with fries on a recent Friday afternoon.The tuna in her wrap comes directly from Orego…

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Alaska Legislature makes progress on aid package for ailing seafood industry

Bills intended to give incremental relief to fishermen passed this session while more substantive legislation will be considered next year amid tough fiscal challenges.