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The last skipper in Ouzinkie: How Gulf of Alaska villages lost their Native fishing fleets

The last skipper in Ouzinkie: How Gulf of Alaska villages lost their Native fishing fleets

A permitting system designed in the 1970s was supposed to make Alaska’s commercial fishing industry more sustainable and more profitable. But over the last 50 years, it has hollowed out many Indigenous coastal villages where residents no longer can earn a living by harvesting salmon.
Nathaniel Herz Feb 5, 2025

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