Applying Blockchain: The Impact of Cutting-Edge Tech on One of Alaska’s Oldest Industries
Blockchain is one of today’s most cutting-edge technologies—and it is changing the way the world does business.
Fisheries
COVID-19 and Fishing in the Last Frontier: What’s on the Line?
Alaska’s fishing industry is facing ongoing challenges that have been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro Returns to Kodiak Following 2 Month Fisheries Enforcement Patrol
Douglas Munro’s crew began their patrol just south of the Aleutian Islands and spent fifty-nine days enforcing fisheries regulations while traveling 12,500 miles throughout the Pacific Ocean.
Alaska Congressional Delegation Welcomes Tariff Relief for Alaska Fishermen
Approximately $530 million of federal funds has been approved for fishermen and the US seafood industry, including fishermen and processors in Alaska, which have been impacted by retaliatory tariffs from foreign governments.
Salmon across Alaska Getting Smaller, Impacting People and Ecosystems
A study published in the journal Nature Communication shows that body sizes are declining in four species of Pacific salmon because the fish are returning younger than they used to.
From Sea to Sale
Like Alaska’s oil industry, Alaska’s seafood industry supply chain moves most of the state’s seafood out of state as an unrefined product, creating a persistent challenge for fishing communities that seek to keep more value and more Alaska fisheries jobs in state.