The catch of the day from F/V Legend
For more than a decade, Congressman Don Young has graciously acted as host of the Alaska SeaLife Center Invitational – a weekend of fishing and fundraising for the Center’s programs. After a one year break in 2009, the Invitation returned again this year. Unfortunately, the weather was not in our favor -- Anchorage had just set a new record – 31 straight rain days and that same grey sky extended over Seward for much the same period.
However, as the photo above attests, the fishing was sensational! More than 60 participants joined the fishing both days of the event and most fishers caught their limit. As I said at the Friday night dinner fundraising event, “that catch is both a wonderful indicator of the health of the ecosystems and the quality of fisheries management systems in Alaska. The vision for the Alaska SeaLife Center is for future generations to continue to enjoy the bounty of Alaska’s oceans -- we clearly need to keep our relentless focus on improving the science that underpins good fisheries management and on providing the education that helps Alaskans and visitors to contribute sustainable fisheries management”.
We are indebted to Congressman Young for helping us realize that vision. His support for the Center over many years has enabled us to build and strengthen the research and education programs that underpin our work and which have a huge benefit to Alaska’s tourism, fishing and other marine-resource dependent industries. He has very generously acted as our host for the Invitational which attracts a strong level of participation by many Alaskans as well as other business leaders from the Lower 48.
We encourage you all to mark your calendars for mid August 2011 when we plan to run our next summer invitational fish celebration and fundraiser.
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