The number of Alaska seafood processor jobs totaled 8,495 in 2023, about 20% lower than the total in 2014.
Fisheries
Dire condition of Alaska’s seafood industry has many causes and no easy fixes, experts say
A legislative task force is considering many responses to rescue the industry and communities that depend on it.
Silver Bay Seafoods acquires Peter Pan facilities in Dillingham, Port Moller
Silver Bay is set to to take immediate control of the processing plants, sold by former Peter Pan Seafoods co-owner Rodger May.
Pollock trawl closure sends economic ripples across Kodiak as fishermen adapt
Fishermen like Cole Hockema would normally be out on the water until early November, when the Gulf of Alaska’s pollock B season typically closes. But this fall season ended just three weeks into fishing.
For more than a century, a fish plant fueled King Cove’s economy. Without it, can the community survive?
The seafood industry around the world has faced market turmoil. Few Alaska communities have been hit harder than King Cove.
NOAA economists report plunging revenues for Alaska commercial fisheries
Last year in particular marked one of the worst years for commercial fishermen in modern history.