West Coast Groundfish Survey Reveals Gloomy Economic Outlook for 2024

Positively Groundfish, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the sustainable and economic success of the West Coast groundfish fishery, recently released the findings of its annual Economic Outlook Survey. The survey, conducted with industry participants, indicates a growing sense of economic concern and pessimism among leaders in the groundfish industry as they look ahead to the coming year, according to Positively Groundfish.

Key takeaways from the survey results include:

1. We see accelerating pessimism across the industry, with 55% expecting a worse year ...