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Get the latest news here! The Southeast Alaska Seiners Association was formed in 1968 by a group of concerned Ketchikan commercial salmon purse seiners. As time wore on in the early 1980's, SEAS expanded to include all of Southeast Alaska. Today the board of directors is from multiple towns throughout Southeast Alaska. Board members hail from Sitka, Petersburg, Ketchikan, Bellingham, Seattle and Burlington-Anacortes.
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November 6, 2020
Murkowski Welcomes Court Ruling Declaring GE Salmon Unlawful
WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) issued
the following statement after a US District Court Judge for the Northern
District of California ruled yesterday the Food and Drug Administration violated core environmental
laws in approving the genetically engineered (GE) salmon:
“The impacts that genetically engineered salmon
could have on Alaskans, our commercial fishing industry, and seafood consumers
all over the world are concerning, and, as this ruling found, understudied.
Yesterday’s court ruling is welcome news. It confirms the FDA’s decision to
allow GE salmon to be produced in different locations across North America was
in violation of the law, and did not consider the potential for severe
consequences on nature’s best brain food – wild salmon. I have introduced
legislation for years identifying these exact flaws within FDA’s wholly
inadequate assessment of the threat GE salmon poses to wild salmon stocks. I’m
glad the court has caught up with my reasoning and recognized the concerns
raised by many Alaskans about GE salmon.”
Background: In the 116th Congress, Senator
Murkowski introduced the Genetically Engineered Salmon Labeling
Act to ensure that any GE salmon products in the U.S. market are
clearly labeled “genetically engineered” in the market name. In the year-end
Fiscal Year 2020 funding bill, Senator Murkowski secured a provision which requires
the market name of any genetically engineered product approved prior to the
effective date of the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard to
include the term “genetically engineered.”
!VOTE!
SEAS is officially
supporting candidates-
DAN ORTIZ
JONATHAN KREISS-TOMKINS
BERT STEDMAN
Dan has worked tirelessly for fishermen in SE, protecting the
F&G Budget and supporting CFEC legislation on our behalf.
JKT understands how import permits in small communities are, and has
helped SE fishermen get a voice to policy makers.
Bert’s leadership role in the Senate moves legislation that benefits
fisheries and SE through the process effectively.
Please cast your vote in
favor of these candidates!
THANK YOU