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Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association (APICDA)

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Atka Pride Seafoods Providing Long-term 5Work Opportunities Bering Pacific Seafoods Exceeds 2013 Goals 6

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Dear APICDA community members and stakeholders,

Many of you know that Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF) recently launched a deceitful propaganda campaign designed to convince the general public that CVRF residents are not being treated equally. CVRF is calling for a change to the current CDQ (community development quota) allocation formula to one based solely on population. They assert a fish-per-resident “Fix” is the only way they get their fair share. The CVRF proposed allocation formula will impact the amount of seafood species each CDQ group receives to fund operations and serve their communities. If successful, the changes will decimate APICDA and Central Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association (CBSFA), and severely hurt Yukon Delta Fisheries Development Association. All five of the other CDQ groups are unified in opposition to CVRF’s proposal. The Bristol Bay and Norton Sound CDQ groups will actually benefit from a population-based allocation, making their opposition notable. The APICDA board and staff are fully aware of the threat and are actively addressing the issue.

In 2006, Congress amended the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act to fix CDQ related allocation wars between the six groups by doing the following: First, fixing into law the amount of CDQ allocations each of the six CDQ groups receives. Second, Congress established a ten-year review period with performance standards which each CDQ group is measured against. Third, redefine the extent of oversight into activities of the CDQ groups by the state and federal government.

All six CDQ groups unanimously voted to adopt these amendments, including fixing the allocations received over the ten-year period. After fixing the CDQ allocations, the

six groups experienced steady growth due to the ability to establish and execute ten-year plans. CVRF’s propaganda campaign threatens that stability, reneging on allocation fixes they voted to support in 2006.

The CVRF proposal is wrong in many ways:First, a population-only based CDQ allocation ignores one of the original CDQ allocation criterions - proximity to the resource. The APICDA and St. Paul Island communities and their residents, right outside their front doors, have subsisted on pollock, Pacific cod, crab, black cod, and halibut for thousands of years. The CVRF villages, hundreds of miles away, are absurd in suggesting a population-only based allocation fix is more equitable when it takes virtually all of our CDQ allocations.

Second, their proposal will kill APICDA and devastate many of the communities that rely upon us for their future. The CVRF proposal leaves APICDA around 3% of the current CDQ allocation, an amount insufficient to fund jobs and infrastructure needed to sustain our communities and region. Forget about a harbor in St. George and any accompanying business development. Forget about a harbor in Atka and expanding Atka Pride Seafoods into a year-round facility – heck, forget about Atka Pride Seafoods. Forget about investments in Nelson Lagoon and Nikolski. Forget about the subsidy necessary to sustain any local business investment in our communities. Forget about higher education scholarships or annual community dividends. There would be no funds available for any of this, and that is not fair.

Third, since the CDQ allocations were established in 1992, CVRF has held the lion’s share, particularly pollock. CVRF has leveraged their largest allocation to become

Larry CotterChief Executive Officer

The CVRF

proposal is

wrong in

many ways.

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the wealthiest CDQ group by far. At the end of 2011, CVRF exceeded $300 million in net assets, holding nearly 45% of the total net assets owned by the six CDQ groups combined. CVRF executives and board, according to their annual reports, continually claim the poorest villages in the CDQ regions, but they paid their CEO $895,000 in 2012 and $4.325 million since the allocations were fixed in 2006. CVRF board and executives continue to cry for more, but somehow can justify killing our communities. Their excessive salaries, while claiming inequity, show that greed is what their proposed fix is about.

Our Alaska Congressional delegation recently sent a letter to the six CDQ groups stating they will not support CDQ allocation changes unless there is a unanimous recommendation by all six groups. Their decision to support CDQ stability is not easy, particularly given the threat by CVRF to replace the Alaska Delegation one-by-one in the

upcoming elections if they do not support CVRF’s proposal. We at APICDA appreciate the wisdom and support of Senator Murkowski, Senator Begich, and Congressman Young on this issue.

The APICDA staff is working to ensure that the CVRF proposal will not negatively impact the Aleut region. Considering how much of a friend the Alaska Delegation has been to the Aleutian region on this issue and over the years, each of them deserves our continuing support. We also appreciate the support of our fellow CDQ groups. They understand the value of this program, and the value of stability. They also understand that we all have a right to survive.

Sincerely,

Larry CotterAPICDA Chief Executive Officer

APICDA Communities

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The Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association (APICDA) will develop commercial and sport fishing industry related opportunities to enhance the long-term social and economic viability of the coastal communities and their residents in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.

APICDA will optimize benefits to its member communities and their residents through the development of infrastructure and fishery support services in the communities, the acquisition of seafood related businesses, including fishing vessels and/or processing facilities and support service industries at economically beneficial prices, and the acquisition of harvest and processing rights. By enabling the communities to participate in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island fisheries,

APICDA WILL:• Promote and participate in business opportunities with capital investment funds;• Relieve chronic social problems through the creation of jobs, and encourage individual growth through educational

and vocational opportunities;• Promote community control over their individual economic and social destinies; and,• Continue to assist each community as they make the transition from reliance upon a CDQ allocation to economic

and social self sufficiency.

Vision Statement



Atka Pride Seafoods Providing Long-term Work OpportunitiesThe Atka Pride Seafoods (APS) processing facility, a joint venture of APICDA Joint Ventures, Inc. and the Atka Fishermen’s Association, is ramping up operations for the 2013 fall and winter season. The plant, processing halibut and sablefish in H&G and fillet product forms, opened operations this April and will continue through November 2013. “APS provides a viable alternative for fisherman fishing in the western Bering Sea,” says John Sevier, APICDA Chief Operating Officer. “APS will provide continued local markets for fishermen currently delivering to Adak so they don’t have to make the long run to Dutch Harbor.”

The plant provided 19 jobs over the past five months. “The employees at APS entered into a five-month contract back in April which is ending soon. Three of our employees are extending their contracts for two more months,” says Laura Delgado, APICDA Human Resources Director. There are also 12 employees that are transferring their contracts from the Bering Pacific Seafoods (BPS) plant in False Pass. “We already have current employees requesting to be rehired for the 2014 season at both the APS and BPS plants,” says Laura. “We encourage anyone who is looking for work to contact us as we plan to process both at APS and BPS.”

One of APICDA’s goals of the APS plant is to provide stable year-round jobs. APS has some great employees managing operations; Jimmy Prokopeuff - Operations Manager, Larisa Prokopeuff - Administrative Manager, and Jason Dirks - Chief Mechanic. “We have local residents doing a great job,” says Larry Cotter, APCIDA Chief Executive Officer. “Seeing those employees succeed is very fulfilling, that’s what it’s all about.”

Over the past few years APICDA has invested $4 million in plant expansion and in constructing a new $1.5 million deep water dock. Plans are being developed now to construct a new bunkhouse and substantially expand the processing and storage capacity of the plant in 2014. “When the expansion projects are complete the plant will operate on a year-round basis, providing vital year-round regional jobs for residents of all of our member villages,” says Larry Cotter, APCIDA Chief Executive Officer. “Ideally we will fill those jobs with residents of our six member communities.”

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Bering Pacific Seafoods Exceeds 2013 GoalsBering Pacific Seafoods, an APICDA owned seafood processing plant in False Pass, exceeds its goals for salmon processing for 2013. The plant more than doubled the total salmon processed in 2012. This success follows the recent

$10 million in investments by APICDA over the past year in order to double the plant’s workforce and increases to the plant’s processing and storage capacity.

“The expansion of the cold storage played a significant role. The plant doubled its processing from 2012 to 2013, and the goal is to reach over 10 million pounds processed yearly in the near future,” says John Sevier, APICDA Chief Operating Officer. APICDA continues to make improvements to the plant and actively provide high quality service to its fisherman in order to grow the fleet to meet future growth goals.

BPS is 100% owned and operated by APICDA (Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association) and APICDA Joint Ventures, and APICDA owned company. APICDA’s long-term plans for the plant is to turn the facility into a year-round processor of salmon, Pacific cod, halibut, sablefish and crab.



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New 136 ft. F/V Arctic Prowler to be Christened in KetchikanAlaska Longline, LLC., which is 25% owned by APICDA Joint Ventures, will christen the F/V Arctic Prowler on Oct. 5, 2013. The ceremonies for the new 136 ft. freezer longliner will be held at the Ketchikan Ship and Drydock. The new vessel will have 16,300 cubic feet of freezer space, have the ability to both catch and process at sea, and the capability of fishing 56,000 hooks per day. “The addition of the Arctic Prowler will be both an asset to Alaska Longline, but also benefit APICDA by ensuring that our quotas are caught and processed in the most efficient manner,” says Larry Cotter, APICDA Chief Executive Officer.

The company’s current fleet includes five catcher processors fishing Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands. Alaska Longline is also the primary harvester of APICDA CDQ cod allocation. Alaska Longline, LLC., is a four-way equal partnership (25% each) between APICDA Joint Ventures, BJ Ventures, Wrenchhead, and Omega-3 Inc.

The Arctic Prowler is the first large commercial fishing vessel built in Alaska. The construction of this vessel in Ketchikan is one example of how the CDQ program benefits other communities in Alaska beyond the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands.

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The 2013 chinook and silver salmon season at Aleutian Adventures, an APICDA owned and operated sport fishing and hunting business, is wrapping up and ends another successful and safe summer. The Sap Suk River camp was busy with fly fishermen fishing for a busy five-week season this year. The largest silver salmon landed was 20 pounds.

Aleutian Adventures operates remote Alaska fly fishing camps on the Hoodoo (Sapsuk) and Steelhead Rivers. During these fully guided trips we target kings, silvers, sockeye, rainbow trout and steelhead. The camps are impeccable and have recently been upgraded. The clients have been very pleased with the changes with many rebooking for the 2014 silver season. A group enjoyed their time so much they immediately booked for a second trip.

The accommodations at the Aleutian Adventures river side camps are insulated, heated, solid platform constructed, Weatherport tent structures.

The team is continually improving the quality of the camps to maximize the experience for the clients. The improvemments are having and immediate impact in client satisfaction with many of them pre-booking for next year before they leave.

Investments in Camp Improvements

To book a trip contact Aleutian Adventures toll free at 888-430-8329 ext. 219 or learn more at

www.aleutianadventures.com.

Successful Salmon Fly-fishing Season



RECIPIENT SCHOOL COMMUNITYDarling Anderson Hartwick College, New York False PassShasta Anderson University of Alaska, Anchorage False PassNoah Betzen University of Alaska, Fairbanks UnalaskaAidan Bobbit University of Washington, Seattle UnalaskaKelsey Clark Brigham Young University UnalaskaKarina Garay University of Alaska, Anchorage UnalaskaChristina Gordon Carroll College UnalaskaRachell Gulanes University of Alaska, Anchorage UnalaskaMartin Gundersen University of Alaska, Anchorage Nelson LagoonBethany Hladick Willamette University, Oregon UnalaskaAbbygale Jensen University of Alaska, Anchorage UnalaskaShannon Johnson University of Alaska, Anchorage Nelson LagoonGeorgia Kashevarof University of Alaska, Fairbanks St. GeorgeEvangeline Kenezuroff University of Alaska, Anchorage False PassChantae Kochuten University of Alaska, Anchorage False PassNadine Kochuten University of Alaska, Anchorage False PassRenee Kochuten University of Alaska, Anchorage False PassMaia Kome University of Alaska-Southeast UnalaskaDouglas Krukoff George Washington University UnalaskaLeilani Lestenkof University of Alaska, Fairbanks St. GeorgeAlly Lestenkof University of Alaska, Anchorage St. GeorgeVicadel Magalong University of Alaska, Anchorage UnalaskaEmma Marquardt University of Alaska, Anchorage UnalaskaSamantha Mierzejek University of Alaska, Anchorage St. GeorgeNikita Robinson University of Alaska, Anchorage UnalaskaKimberly Rowland University of Alaska, Fairbanks UnalaskaJasmine Ruckman University of Alaska, Fairbanks UnalaskaRaven Samuelson Pacific University, Oregon False PassGage Schaack University of Alaska Fairbanks Nelson LagoonKatie Shae University of Idaho UnalaskaGarrett Shaishnikoff University of Alaska, Anchorage UnalaskaShayla Shaishnikoff University of Alaska, Anchorage UnalaskaNikkita Shellikoff University of Alaska, Anchorage False PassSimeon Snigaroff University of Alaska, Anchorage AtkaHaliehana Stepetin University of Alaska, Anchorage AkutanRobin Stepetin University of Alaska, Anchorage AkutanSarah Stepetin University of Alaska, Anchorage AkutanAshley Swetzof University of Wisconsin-Superior UnalaskaDanrick Trinidad Renton Technical College UnalaskaPatrick Trinidad Pacific Lutheran University UnalaskaClaudine Tungul University of Alaska, Anchorage UnalaskaAnfesia Tutiakoff University of Alaska, Anchorage UnalaskaDirk Yatchmeneff Prince William Sound Community College False Pass

Emil Berikoff Sr. Memorial Scholarship Recipients APICDA’s Training and Education program provides community residents with scholarship, training and

internship opportunities. A total of $ $97,768 was awarded to the following students for the fall semester.


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Fall 2013 GPA Scholarship Recipients

The following students earned the GPA Scholarship for the fall term by earning a 3.5 GPA or greater and will receive the GPA Scholarship award.

Noah Betzen, UnalaskaEmma Marquardt, UnalaskaNikita Robinson, UnalaskaSamantha Mierzejek, St. GeorgeGarrett Shaishnikoff, UnalaskaShayla Shaishnikoff, UnalaskaPatrick Trinidad, UnalaskaAnfesia Tutiakoff, UnalaskaShannon Johnson, Nelson Lagoon

WINS Recipients

Each of the following Emil Berikoff Sr. Memorial Fund Scholarship recipients received a $2,000 Work Invest Now Scholarship (WINS). Students qualify, by applying for summer employment with APICDA or a subsidiary company. Students who complete employment in good standing qualify for the WIN scholarship in addition to their Emil Berikoff Sr. Memorial Fund Scholarship.

Chantae Kochuten, False PassSamantha Mierzejek, St. GeorgeNikkita Shellikoff, False PassAnfesia Tutiakoff, Unalaska

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GPA Award3.5 - 3.74 $500 per term3.5 - 3.74 $750 per term3.5 - 3.74 $1,000 per term



The APICDA family grew a bit this summer with the addition of the team at Cannon Fish Company, a seafood value-added processing and marketing company. The APICDA board approved the purchase of back in May 2013, with the final closing concluding August 1, 2013. This acquisition allows APICDA to have more control over the sale of all the seafoods coming out of the region, providing APICDA with direct access to seafood markets worldwide. It is all a part of APICDA’s work to achieve our purpose to develop stable local economies in each of our member communities.

The team is led by Pete Cannon who is the founder of the company. “We have always considered expanding to operate in Alaska as critically important to our future” says

Cannon. “I’m very excited to be associated with an Alaska company, particularly a group like APICDA. Their mission to develop stable economies in their villages is really moving and something we are proud to assist.”

“We are looking forward to getting to know all of the team at Cannon Fish and integrating them into the APICDA company culture,” says Larry Cotter, APICDA CEO. ”It’s always exciting to get to know the new employees, be able to get a sense of their strengths and weaknesses, and see how they can work with the existing APCIDA team,“ says Cotter. The addition of Cannon Fish to the APCIDA family of companies converts APICDA into a vertically integrated seafood company.

Welcome Aboard Cannon Fish Company!

BACK ROW FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Martin Espinoza, Production Manager - Kevin Thurner, Sr. Inventory & IT Analyst - Peter Wakeman, Sales Representative - John Cannon, National Sales Rep - Isaac Hayes, LogisticsFRONT ROW FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Matthew Aliberti, Quality Assurance Manager - Erik Allen, Chief Financial Officer - Krista Smith, Sales Assistant - Pete Cannon, President - Pat Rogan, VP, Retail Sales - Scott Sandvig, Sales Representative - Kelly Argo, Accounting


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Bering Pacific Seafoods (BPS), a seafood processing plant owned by APICDA, is finishing up a busy construction season. The expansion includes cold storage, a generator house, an over 20,000 square-foot steel building, and a case-up area between the new building and the new cold storage. The increase in cold storage capacity means BPS increases the amount of processing ability to around 500,000 pounds of salmon per day.

The increases to the plant’s capacity means increasing the ability to process of new seafood species such as Pacific cod, Pollock and crab fisheries - along with their continued production of salmon, halibut and sable fish. “The key component here is that we’re spending millions of dollars in building infrastructure in False Pass,” Sevier said. “We are focused on putting a lot of money back into the community.” Sevier looks forward to seeing the False Pass community benefit of an economic boost.

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Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce development will host a 10 hour seafood training in Anchorage, Alaska on Oct. 9-10, 2013.

• The 10 hour training targets mid-management personnel in the processing industry. Sam Cunard, APICDA Safety Specialist will be presenting as part of the training.

• The training will be held at the Department of Labor training room - first floor, on 3301 Eagle Street, in Anchorage.

SAFETY CORNER:Students at False Pass Win Safety Poster ContestStudents from False Pass Elementary School were recently awarded by the Alaska Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) society for their participation in a global safety poster contest. The contest is the 3rd annual Kids Safety on the Job poster competition for kids. The ASSE Alaska Chapter submitted nearly 60 posters into the Global competition.

Sam Cunard, APICDA Safety Specialist, served as Alaska Chapter Kids Safety Poster Contest Coordinator for this activity. He traveled to False Pass on gave safety presentations and to the kids about the importance of

being safe at work. He also took the time to present the kids with awards in person and celebrate their victory.

Each winner was presented with a prize from ASSE, a fleece hat from Bering Pacific Seafoods – the APICDA owned processor in False Pass, and will be eligible for the national and hopefully global competition. The winning poster entries are being forwarded to the ASSE Public Relations Department in Des Plaines, Illinois for entry in the National ASSE Kids SAFETY-ON-THE-JOB Poster Contest. Grand winners on the National level can win as much as $5,000.00.

UPCOMINGSAFETYTRAINING To register for the class, call or email Mike Buck at (907) 269-4946, email: [email protected]



False Pass Energy Project - Phase Two

FAR LEFT: David Oliver, Geophysicist and Director of Operations for Benthic Geoscience - Hugh Pelkey, APICDA Vessel Manager - Zach Mildon, Hydrokinetic Consultant for Benthic Geoscience - Angel Drobnica, APICDA Renewable Energy and Fisheries Liaison

A second phase of reconnaissance studies for a tidal project in False Pass was completed during the beginning of August 2013. This effort followed a resource assessment performed last year which suggested that Isanotski Straight possesses some of the strongest current potential in the United States. The study was funded by the Alaska Energy Authority with substantial contributions from APICDA in the form of vessel time, skippers and on-the-ground support.

The four-person crew spent about two weeks mapping the sea floor just outside of the village. The survey consisted of towing a multi-beam sonar at a speed of 4-6 knots in straight lines against strong currents. The bathymetric images provide a better understanding of the makeup of the sea floor and potential obstructions, which will be critical for the future siting and installation of a tidal turbine.

The community of False Pass relies completely on diesel to meet all of its energy needs. APICDA’s processing facility is the largest single load and surpasses the community’s total load, requiring approximately 60,000 gallons per year

to generate electricity for its operations. If found technically and economically feasible, tidal energy could offset a significant portion of this fuel and be the community’s answer to a more self-reliant energy future.

The project team consisted of members from APICDA, Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association (APIA), Benthic Geoscience, the City of False Pass and Ocean Renewable Power Company and is now one step closer to determining the feasibility of the project. However, much work is left to be done. The team will be applying for funds from the state’s renewable energy fund in the fall of 2013 to support final site selection and work on environmental and regulatory issues. Ocean energy is in its infancy relative to other renewable technologies and the team wants to ensure that this project provides a solid model for future tidal development in the state.

Angel DrobnicaAPICDA Renewable Energy and Fisheries Liaison

To register for the class, call or email Mike Buck at (907) 269-4946, email: [email protected]


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Gilda Shellikoff False PassCHAIR

Harvey McGlashan Akutan

Justine Gundersen Nelson LagoonSEC./TREAS.

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Rick Lauber Fishing IndustryDIRECTOR

Andrew “AJ”Lestenkof Jr. Nikolski

Patrick Pletnikoff St. GeorgeDIRECTOR

Bill Shaishnikoff UnalaskaEX-OFFICIO

Mark Snigaroff AtkaDIRECTOR

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