{"id":328,"date":"2014-01-07T20:41:50","date_gmt":"2014-01-07T20:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bbedc.aktechproof.com\/?page_id=328"},"modified":"2026-01-02T22:27:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T22:27:49","slug":"rsw-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/?page_id=328","title":{"rendered":"RSW Support Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/boatsatdock.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"boatsatdock\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-780\" src=\"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/boatsatdock-300x200.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 3px; border-style: solid; margin: 5px; width: 300px; height: 200px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/boatsatdock-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbedc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/boatsatdock.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>In the interest of improving salmon quality and fishing income, BBEDC&#39;s <strong>RSW Support Program<\/strong> provides assistance to BBEDC CDQ and Bristol Bay Watershed resident fishers for initial and annual start-ups, maintenance, winterization and technical consultation for Refrigerated Sea Water (RSW) systems. &nbsp;The value of the services per applicant shall not exceed $1,000 per year including any necessary travel and related costs. &nbsp;<strong>Applications will be accepted until June 5, 2026<\/strong>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>This program is available to resident fishers in Bristol Bay Watershed Communities. Contact BBEDC for more information on how to qualify.&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tTo be eligible applicants must own a fishing vessel equipped with a mechanical refrigerated seawater system or be committed to installing one this calendar year through either BBEDC&#39;s Vessel Upgrade Grant or RSW Purchase Program. &nbsp;As with all BBEDC programs, a current BBEDC Affidavit of Residency&nbsp;must be on file with BBEDC. Applicants must also hold an Alaska CFEC Bristol Bay salmon permit or provide a copy of a contract to fish in the coming season with a CFEC Bristol Bay salmon permit holder; the permit holder must also document residency in a BBEDC CDQ or Bristol Bay Watershed&nbsp;community.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-RSW-Support-Program-Application-Final.pdf\">2026&nbsp;RSW Support Program Application<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tFor more information contact the Regional Fisheries&nbsp;Department by phone at 907-842-4370 or 1-800-478-4370, or email <a href=\"mailto:regionalfish@bbedc.com\">regionalfish@bbedc.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the interest of improving salmon quality and fishing income, BBEDC&#39;s RSW Support Program provides assistance to BBEDC CDQ and Bristol Bay Watershed resident fishers for initial and annual start-ups, maintenance, winterization and technical consultation for Refrigerated Sea Water (RSW) systems. &nbsp;The value of the services per applicant shall not exceed $1,000 per year including [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":247,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-328","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=328"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9066,"href":"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/328\/revisions\/9066"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}