The McDowell group made a presentation on “The Economic Impacts of Alaska’s Seafood Industry,” for ASMI. The full presentation is here. Here are some points on the economic impacts statewide: -Approximately 60,000 workers are employed by the seafood industry and earn $1.6 billion in labor income based off 2013 and 2014 averages. -In multiplier effects, this is $5.9 billion in total economic activity in Alaska. -31,819 captains and crewmen are employed in Alaska’s commercial fisheries, with a fleet of 8,618 vessels. -The seafood industry is the largest private sector employer at 20% and offers opportunities for both urban and rural communities. It is also the second largest basic job creator after the oil-and-gas industry. -Seafood is processed in Alaska by 176 shore-based plants, Read more…
Day: March 5, 2016
Maximum Retainable Allowance 2016
Here are the retainable percentages of incidentally caught species in the long line fishery for catcher vessels in the Gulf of Alaska: https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/tab10.pdf Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands: https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/tabl11.pdf