In 2018, Halibut Point Marine, the owner/operator of Sitka’s last boat haul out and private land suitable for a haul-out and marine service center, informed the city that the business would soon cease hauling boats to transition the yard space into a cruise ship dock and storefronts. No other private land or yard operators were available to replace this loss of service, and the closest alternative haul out facilities for Sitka’s over 600 commercial fishing boats are more than 100 water miles…
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