Report portrays mixed picture of Alaska’s huge seafood industry

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Report portrays mixed picture of Alaska’s huge seafood industry

Low clouds hang over Kodiak’s St. Paul Harbor on Oct. 3, 2022. Kodiak is a hub for commercial fishing, an industry with an economic impact in Alaska of $6 billion a year in 2021 and 2022, according to a new report commissioned by the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) The Alaska seafood industry remains an economic juggernaut, but it is under strain from forces outside of the state’s control, according to a…