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Paul O'Connor
111:03 - 111:42
"And we've also seen uncertainty in our weather forecasts, which for us represents danger on the daily. So we're making big decisions on whether we want to go out in 10 foot seas in a 22 foot skiff or not. And we need to know what the weather's going to do and we need that to be accurate."
“And we've also seen uncertainty in our weather forecasts, which for us represents danger on the daily. So we're making big decisions on whether we want to go out in 10 foot seas in a 22 foot skiff or not. And we need to know what the weather's going to do and we need that to be accurate.”
- Speaker
- Paul O'Connor
- Timestamp
- 111:03 – 111:42
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- June 4, 2025
From the transcript
And we've also seen uncertainty in our weather forecasts, which for us represents danger on the daily. So we're making big decisions on whether we want to go out in 10 foot seas in a 22 foot skiff or not. And we need to know what the weather's going to do and we need that to be accurate. We also have seen decommissioning of critical navigational buoys and some of the sea safety programs provided by niosh. And it may not be well known that in certain fisheries receiving a certificate that you've done that training is a requirement to be able to go out and fish.