Longlining under lenticular clouds. This photo, taken by John Matzick, was part of the Alaska Region U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s “Fish From Your Point of View” contest.
Joshua Warren of the Alaska Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development examines the continued loss of seafood harvesting jobs. Despite the rebound from pandemic job losses in most of Alaska’s industries, the number of harvesters fell by 118 in 2022, or about 1.8 percent. The feature article, Small job decline for fishing in 2022: Harvesting jobs down overall each year since 2020, sheds light on regional impacts — the drastic reductions in seafood market price is prompting harvesters to pull up their nets or skip openings entirely in 2023.
The November edition also highlights the increase in safety measures, which continues to reduce fishing industry fatalities. The monthly high-level overview of Alaska’s economy closes this month’s publication.
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Source: Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development, Research & Analysis
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