T_R_Oglodyte
TUG Lifetime Member
COVID-19 has presents some difficult challenges for the Alaska seafood industry. You have a bunch of people confined together on a boat, doing intense physical labor.
The industry - or at least the responsible players in the industry - by doing full quarantine for everyone who is going to be on ship for 14-days prior to departure. During the quarantine period employees are tested; if someone comes up positive they are removed. I believe that the first campaigns of the season under this protocol are underway. I think this will be an interesting test case for these types of protocols.
Below are a couple of recent articles from the Seattle Times on the industry.
www.seattletimes.com
www.seattletimes.com
The industry - or at least the responsible players in the industry - by doing full quarantine for everyone who is going to be on ship for 14-days prior to departure. During the quarantine period employees are tested; if someone comes up positive they are removed. I believe that the first campaigns of the season under this protocol are underway. I think this will be an interesting test case for these types of protocols.
Below are a couple of recent articles from the Seattle Times on the industry.
Trawl fishing in the age of the coronavirus: First, you make it through quarantine
As trawl fishing gets underway, the seafood industry is taking extra precautions to keep crews healthy and to prevent spreading coronavirus.
www.seattletimes.com
Trident Seafoods employee under quarantine in Alaska Bristol Bay region tests positive for COVID-19
An employee of Seattle-based Trident Seafoods, tested while undergoing a quarantine, is the first person confirmed to be positive for COVID-19 in Dillingham, Alaska, a Bristol Bay community where many residents have been concerned that seasonal fishing industry workers could...
www.seattletimes.com