Our catch after an action-filled day of fishing out of Seward on the F/V Huntress
The 12th Alaska SeaLife Center Invitational lived up to all expectations, with a sensational day of fishing and a throroughly entertaining and enjoyable evening banquet. While it is always fun to go fishing with friends, this years event was notable for three reasons. Firstly, our patron, Alaska's Lt Governor Mead Treadwell, bought his family to Seward and as the photo above attests, they all share his great fishing talent! It was great to out on a boat with the Lt Governor, and to see the next generation of Alaskans appreciate first hand the amazing richness and diversity of marine life that Seward has to offer. Our organizational vision is for future generations of Alaskans to continue to enjoy the bounty of Alaska's oceans - there is no better way to invest them in that vision that to engage the next generation in understanding what we have and what it takes to sustain that fishery.
ASLC Board member Jason Brune demonstrating the strong competition between tables that was a fun feature of the SeaLife Trivia game!
Secondly, we had a very enthusiastic group of sponsors and supporters this year who really went the extra yard to make the event fun. One example of that was the SeaLife trivia game during the banquet that was designed and led in their inimitable manner by ASLC Educators Darin Trobaugh and Laurie Morrow. The game provided a unique opportunity to feature ASLC distance education programs that we now deliver more than 300 times each year globally! The general level of knowledge of our oceans among guests was impressive and ultimately the winning table made a "well educated" guess to secure the prize!
Banquet guests enjoying the opportunity to catch up and share some wonderful desserts courtesy of our multi-talented staff and volunteer chefs!
Thanks again to all of our sponsors, guests, staff and volunteers who helped make this such a wonderful event. We raised nearly $20,000 for the Center's research and education programs and equally importantly strengthened many longstanding friendships!...
Oh, and in case you didn't get the chance to go fishing with us, make sure you get out there during the Seward Silver Salmon Derby - there is a very strong run of silvers this year!
A beaming Mrs Dutton showing off her first silver of the day!
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