Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nov. 5—The number of commercial fishing jobs in Alaska plunged to a new low last year as the industry struggles with disrupted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Commercial fishing boats are lined up at the dock at Seward's harbor on June 22, 2024. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) ...

'Seafood processing, and by extension fishing, saw a lot of disruptions throughout the industry, so we had a lot of losses' -- Karinne Wiebold, Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development ...

Employment numbers for 2024 in Alaska's seafood sector hit a new low for the second year in a row. An average of 5,393 people were employed in Alaska as harvesters, processors or other seafood workers ...