Oystein Lone
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“I support Sullivan and Begich, but I’m not too sure if they’re doing much for us,”
Oystein Lone · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Lone expressed doubts about whether Alaska's Republican senator Dan Sullivan and congressman Nick Begich were effectively representing the state's interests.
“This is the most challenging time I’ve seen,”
Oystein Lone · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Lone, a fisherman since 1989, was preparing for the Bering Sea crab season amid record-high diesel prices caused by the Iran war.
“Everybody else just passes on their cost to us.”
Oystein Lone · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Lone said fishermen absorb the cost increases that other parties in the seafood supply chain pass along to them.
“Unfortunately, we’re at the bottom. We take the beating,”
Oystein Lone · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Lone explained that fishermen bear the brunt of rising costs as processors and shippers pass their expenses down the supply chain.