Alaska Public Media

Alaska commercial fishing jobs have fallen to a record low, report says

Commercial fishing jobs in Alaska are down for the fifth year in a row. That's according to new economic data from the state Department of Labor for the year 2024. Seafood harvesting jobs — which ...
Alaska Dispatch News

Coastal Alaskans see commercial fishing limits as a ‘crisis.’ Lawmakers don’t

This story was produced as part of the Pulitzer Center’s StoryReach U.S. Fellowship and the Public Media Accountability Initiative, which supports investigative reporting at local media outlets around ...
Alaska Public Media

Alaska commercial fishing limits present a 'crisis,' many coastal residents say

Salmon fishing boats operate outside of the Southeast Alaska town of Sitka. Many coastal Alaskans say that a half-century of the state's limited-entry system for commercial fishing has resulted in an ...