The Northern Hawk - a 10-year point of pride for CVRF

摘要

Ten years ago, Coastal Villages Region Fund took ownership of one of Alaska's mightiest commercial fishing vessels - the 341-foot Bering Sea pollock factory trawler Northern Hawk.It was a monumental step not only for CVRF, but the Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program.CVRF, based in Anchorage, is one of six nonprofit corporations holding lucrative Bering Sea catch shares under the federal program. These companies arrange for harvest of their shares for the benefit of disadvantaged Western Alaska villages.