Update from a less biased media:
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Dulcich described the dead contractors as "experienced, independent contractors," adding, "While not direct employees of our company, these men have worked with us year after year and we consider them close friends and part of our company’s family."
Commercial clam diggers must be licensed with the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission. There are only 30 people licensed to dig commercially and all but two of them are Alaskans. Last year only about 20 of the permit holders, all Alaskans, reported working the beaches during a season that runs from May into July
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