January 14, 2022 — Alaska’s seafood industry directly employs more workers than any other private sector industry in the state, according to a new report released this week.

The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute released an updated “Economic Value of Alaska’s Seafood Industry Report,” compiled by McKinley Research. The research documents that the seafood industry employs 62,200 workers annually, statewide, and contributes $5.7 billion to Alaska’s economy.

Of that total, 31,000 jobs worth $1.01 billion were in commercial fisheries, including 8,900 fishing vessels and 52 catcher-processors.

Read the full story at National Fisherman