Promoting Sustainable Fisheries to Feed the World
Maintaining the remote, pristine marine ecosystem of Alaska is a community-wide effort. Learn how Alaskans tackle weather, and logistic problems to protect and restore vital habitat.
Fishing is the lifeblood of Kodiak, a small community in the Gulf of Alaska which prides itself on its diversity of fisheries. Everyone is involved from small locally owned ‘mom and pop’ repair shops to large corporate entities. This former … Continued
The Kodiak trawl fleet has been working hard to make sure it only catches the fish we’re supposed to, to keep Alaska’s oceans healthy! This video shows a collaborative project to develop a ‘halibut excluder’ – a device that lets … Continued
Catch Share programs can save lives, reduce injuries, and vessel sinkings. This is just one benefit of this sustainable fisheries management model.
Dutch Harbor looms large in the public imagination, and a leader in sustainable fisheries management. Yet it is a relatively small community in a remote area, where the currents of the Bering Sea collide with North Pacific.