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1050 Harbor Way, Juneau, AK 99801. Website. www .mxak .org. The Marine Exchange of Alaska ( MXAK) is a nonprofit maritime organization based in Juneau, Alaska. MXAK was founded in 2001 by retired United States Coast Guard Captain Edward Page, who along with Paul Fuhs [1] and others in the maritime community established a Governing Board.
210 passengers. 31 vehicles. MV Fairweather is a catamaran ferry built by Derecktor Shipyards in Bridgeport, Connecticut for the Alaska Marine Highway System entering service 2004. After being laid up since 2019, in March 2021 it was sold to Servicios y Concesiones Maritimas Ibicencas for service between Mallorca and Menorca .
Alaska Marine Highway. First founded in 1949. [1] Officially designated in 1963. [2] The Alaska Marine Highway (AMH) or the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is a ferry service operated by the U.S. state of Alaska. It has its headquarters in Ketchikan, Alaska. [5] The Alaska Marine Highway System operates along the south-central coast of the ...
Two V 12 Enterprises 9,000 + hp, each. The M/V Columbia is a mainline ferry vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway System. Constructed in 1974 by Lockheed Shipbuilding in Seattle, Washington, the M/V Columbia has been the flagship vessel for the Alaska ferry system for over 40 years. As a mainline ferry, which means she serves the largest of the ...
Two life boats and Two Life Rafts. Capacity. 250 passengers. 34 automobiles. Crew. 24 Billets. MV LeConte ( / ləˈkɒnteɪ / lə-KON-tay) is a feeder vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway System, built in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin in 1973 and commissioned in 1974 by Alaska's ferry system. LeConte is the older sister ship to M/V Aurora, and both ...
Alaska salmon fishery. The Alaska salmon fishery is a managed fishery that supports the annual harvest of five species of wild Pacific Salmon for commercial fishing, sport fishing, subsistence by Alaska Native communities, and personal use by local residents. The salmon harvest in Alaska is the largest in North America and represents about 80% ...
The Alaska Board of Fisheries consists of seven members who serve three-year terms. [1] Members are appointed by the governor and approved by the legislature. [2] The Board of Fisheries was established under Alaska Statute 16.05.221. [3] While the Alaska Department of Fish and Game was established when Alaska became a state in 1959, the Board ...
A commercial fishing boat, used for purse seining in the Alaskan salmon fishery, is typically between 40 and 58 feet (18 m) long. Toward the bow is a cabin, where the skipper and crew live (typically three to six people). The aft third of the boat consists of a flat deck, with a low rail around it.