Coastal residents to gather in support of fishing communities

Submitted by Doug Schneider
Phone: (907) 474-7449
09/06/06

Anchorage, Alaska--Alaska’s coastal fishing communities face an uncertain future. Changes in fisheries management, an ever-evolving global economy, and a rapidly aging workforce have had a negative impact on Alaska’s small fishing communities. Finding ways to preserve and enhance fishing as an important part of the coastal Alaska economy is the subject of a statewide conference in Anchorage Sept. 21-22, 2006.

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