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Alaska Seafood Industry Economic Importance Alaska's seafood industry is world-scale. The value of fish harvests was about $1.7 billion in 2008. More than a billion dollars in value is added in fish processing. The seafood industry is particularly important for rural Alaska. Fishing is the most important source of income, taxes, infrastructure and utilities for coastal communities--and an important part of Alaska culture. However, many fishermen and the majority of fish processing workers are non-residents, and most of the large companies in the seafood industry are based outside Alaska. Savoonga Nome Alaska fish processing plants Fairbanks Anchorage Eagle River Indian Average annual fishing employment is about 9000 and average annual fish processing employment is about 7000. The number of people working in the seafood industry is much higher because many of the jobs are seasonal. Norton Sound Emmonak Umlakleet Son Hooper Bay Marshall Kenai Toksook Nikiski Mekoryuk • Bethel Chefornak- Kuskokwim St. Paul St. George *7 Kipnuk Quinhagak Bay Dillingham Soldotna, Kasilof Valder Togiak Ninilchik. Cordova Haines Clarks Point Seward Naknek Ekik Bristol Bay S. Naknek, Egegik King Homer Sterling Salmon Yakutak Gulf of Alaska Gustavus Kodiak Port Mollar Uganik Akutan Chignik Larsen Bay Elfin Cove Pelican Sitka Kake Port Armstrong Excursion Inlet Juncau Hoonah Wrangell Coffman Cove -Ketchikan Dutch Harbor - Unalaska False Pass Beaver Inlet Sand Point King Cove Petersburg Craig Metlakatla Map source: Alaska Division of Community Advocacy web site: http://www.dced.state.ak.us/cbd/seafood/seafoodprocessors.htm. 29 29 Adak Atka

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