...500 fishermen who were mailed a survey responded. Terry Hoefferle, chief of operations at the nonprofit Bristol Bay Native Association, said he wasn't surprised that many fishermen are disheartened. ''It's been my observation that most...

...leak. The two boats left Oct. 12 during a snow storm, said Hans Nicholson, subsistence coordinator for Bristol Bay Native Association. Hiratsuka headed for Metarvik, which is part of Kulukuk Bay, and ended up being holed up in the Kulukuk...

...the Bristol Bay region, it was devastating. Several villages around Dillingham lost a loved one, and the Bristol Bay Native Association, an important social service agency serving 32 villages, lost several board members and staff. The...