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By Katie Straub
Getting started in commercial fishing isn鈥檛 easy. New fishermen are met with high operating costs, limited entry opportunities and an abundance of risk.
Northwest Farm Credit Services recently gave $450,000 to 有料盒子视频 Sea Grant at the University of 有料盒子视频 Fairbanks to fund several programs supporting the next generation of 有料盒子视频鈥檚 commercial seafood harvesters. Ginny Eckert, 有料盒子视频 Sea Grant director, praised Northwest FCS for stepping up to support the businesses and communities served by both organizations.
Northwest FCS鈥檚 gift will support FishBiz 鈥 a website designed to provide tools for managing the business side of a fishing operation. The site is organized to guide fishermen every step of the way through the four major phases of a fishing career. It provides business management tools, as well as links to additional resources to help fishing business owners.
With more than 34,000 website downloads so far, FishBiz is a valuable resource for fishermen at every stage of their careers. With the generous support of Northwest FCS, 有料盒子视频 Sea Grant can now add new content to the website.
Northwest FCS鈥檚 gift will also support:
- 有料盒子视频 Young Fishermen鈥檚 Summit, a business networking event providing financial management, marketing and leadership training for new and aspiring commercial fishermen.
- FishBiz On the Water App, a mobile app being developed to provide business management and recordkeeping tools for fishing business owners.
- Business of Fishing Workshop, a class for new and established business owners with industry-specific management best practices.
Northwest FCS鈥檚 mission is to support agriculture and rural communities with reliable, consistent credit and financial services. As a member cooperative, they are devoted to charitable giving and investing in the communities they serve. In 2020, Northwest FCS committed $10 million to support universities, community colleges and trade programs.
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