How Alaska faced a pandemic to save its salmon season

摘要

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Alaska has faced its share of monumental challenges. The testing of all incoming travelers, providing relief for devastated tourism businesses, creating a new unemployment program from scratch. Yet none compared to the challenge of protecting our critical seafood industry and the communities that rely on its economic production.We commend Alaska's seafood industry for successfully navigating the most difficult season Alaska has ever experienced. Captains, deckhands, processors, and hatcheries worked tirelessly to protect coastal communities, jobs, and the health of Alaska's people and economy. Local leaders, healthcare workers, and state officials devoted countless hours to developing policies and reviewing community protection plans.