At this year’s National Working Waterfront Network conference in February, a session on Alaska’s fisheries brought together a diverse panel of fishermen, policy experts, scientists, and community advocates. The panel described ongoing work in the Gulf of Alaska, co-led by NOAA Fisheries social scientist Marysia Szymkowiak and organizations in Sitka, Cordova, and Kodiak, to develop resilience plans focused on local fishing economies.
Their message was unified: Alaska’s fishing communities are…
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Carli is a Content Specialist for National Fisherman. She comes from a fourth-generation fishing family off the coast of Maine. Her background consists of growing her own business within the marine community. She resides on one of the islands off the coast of Maine while also supporting the lobster community she grew up in.
