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A COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY

Wild sh stocks are a dynamic resource,subject to swings in abundance due tochanges in climate, feed and otherfactors. Despite this, Alaskas SeafoodIndustry con nues to earn superla vesdue to a commitment to stewardshipand sustainability. State and federalshery managers set catch alloca ons atscien cally set levels to protect theresource. As a result, no stocks of groundsh are considered overshed.Key habitat areas are closed to protectthe broader ocean ecosystem totalingmore than ve mes the en re USNa onal Park System. Alaska sheriesoperated under limited access or catchshare quota systems are now recognizedas a key strategy to prevent overshing.Na onal Geographic recently listedAlaska as one of only three well -

managed sheries in the world, theothers being Iceland and New Zealand.

Courtesy of ASMI and Shot in the Dark

POSITIVE TREND

The ina on adjusted wholesale value of Alaska seafood has steadily increasedover the past ve years from $2.88 billionin 2003 to $3.3 billion in 2009, anincrease of 15 percent. With con nuedscience-based management, Alaskasseafood industry is a growing, sustainableand vital part of the Alaska economy.

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NATIONAL LEADERS

Alaska leads the na on in produc on of seafood with an annual harvest that was 52%of all seafood landed in the United States in2009. Unalaska/Dutch Harbor has reigned asthe na ons top shing port in terms of volume for decades and it also ranks as thesecond top port in terms of ex-vessel value,the price paid shermen for their catch.

The direct and induced economic output of the

Alaska seafood industry was $4.6 billion in 2009.

GLOBAL STRUCTURE

At over 4 billion pounds annually,compared to other shing na ons,Alaska would be the fourteenth largestproducer of wild seafood. The harvestof Bering Sea pollock and otherGroundsh, capped at 2 million metrictons annually, is among the largestsingle sheries in the world. Alaska alsoboasts 35 percent of the worldsharvest of wild salmon. The 2010salmon season was one of the best onrecord in terms of harvest and value,the 11th highest harvest since state-hood. Alaska exports $1.6 billion of seafood annually to customers aroundthe world including in Japan, China,Korea, Canada and Europe. Alaskasheries are global in stature.

Unalaska / Dutch Harbor, AlaskaCourtesy of Bob King

Photo Courtesy of theAlaska Seafood Marke ng Ins tute

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Ex-vessel $393.7 million

Wholesale $735.8 million

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Ex-vessel $307.9 million

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The es mated ex-vessel valuin 2009. The wholesale valuindirect and induced economof seafood exports from Alaamong other private sector igenerates $79 million in stat

In all, eight Alaska shing communi es rankamong the top 20 richest ports in the na onincluding Kodiak (number 3), Naknek-KingSalmon (4), Sitka (5), Homer (12), Seward(17), Ketchikan (18), and Cordova (19). Threeother Alaska ports, Akutan, King Cove andSand Point, would also make the top 20 wereit not for conden ality requirements thatprevent release of data for ports with fewerthan three processors. Alaska leads the na onin seafood produc on.