CHANGING TIDES

I want to tell you about Reise and Harmony Wayner. This brother and sister grew up near the end of the Aleutian chain in Unalaska. Their backyard was a landscape of emerald green hills, streams filled with wild salmon, and a rich ocean filled with a diversity of marine life. The Wayner Family. Photo: Amy Gulick Taught by their parents, Rhonda and Paul, this generation of Wayners continues the tradition of fishing at their family’s setnet site in Bristol Bay every summer. They

Today, we continue our series on family fishing traditions that highlights the next generation of fishermen that have grown up as part of the extended Alaska Marine Conservation Council family. We were inspired by our friends at The Salmon Project who recently showcased some of our favorite fishing women: Lexi Fish Hackett of Sitka, and Claire Neaton and Emma Teal Laukitis (aka The Salmon Sisters). Lexi, Claire, and Emma Teal are the daughters of our founding board members St

Join the Alaska Marine Conservation Council for an evening of music, dancing, delicious seafood appetizers, and silent auctions at Tony’s Bar in Kodiak on October 24th, 2015. The Ocean Boogie is an annual fundraiser for AMCC and also features the drawing for AMCC’s Annual Cash Raffle with prizes ranging from $250-$10,000! Contact Kodiak Outreach Coordinator, Theresa Peterson, to purchase your Ocean Boogie ticket ($30) at theresa@akmarine.org or 907.539.1927. Don’t forget to i

Tickets for AMCC’s Annual $10,000 Cash Raffle are available now. Call 907.277.5352 to buy yours today! The raffle has been popular across Alaska for years, as it offers a chance to win a grand prize of $10,000 by purchasing a $100 ticket. The odds of winning are outstanding, as only 350 tickets are sold and 16 will receive cash prizes! In addition to the $10,000 grand prize, one $1,500 prize, three $500 prizes, and eleven $250 prizes will be awarded. Last ticket drawn wins $1

It can really pay to give! When you Pick.Click.Give. to the Alaska Marine Conservation Council in 2015, you will be entered to double your dividend! In March of 2014, Pick.Click.Give. launched a new incentive to encourage Alaskans to share part of their PFD and support Alaskan nonprofits. We’re excited to announce that Pick.Click.Give. is offering the Double Your Dividend sweepstakes again in 2015! For more information on this sweepstakes, including the official rules, please