Coastal Alaskans See Commercial Fishing Limits as a ‘Crisis.’ Lawmakers Don’t.
For decades, an economic catastrophe has been unfolding in the Indigenous villages along the Gulf of Alaska, with lost jobs and the destruction of a traditional way of life: hauling fish from the sea.
That destruction is still playing out. More than 80% of people who responded to a recent survey sponsored by an economic development nonprofit said that Southeast Alaska and Kodiak Island villages are in a “crisis of sustainability” because of lost access to fisheries.
Indigenous leaders across the Gulf say it’s imperative that...
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