Our Future Challenges
With 70% of the nation’s fish-rich continental shelf in the North Pacific and Alaska, tremendous opportunity exists for out industry to supply fish and fish protein products to a hungry world. But we are facing many challenges today.
Our members face challenges in a business environment that is characterized by:
- Global Market Competition
- Increased costs (sush as fuel) and shrinking profit margins
- Oversupply of some species
- Lack of supply of some species
- Increased regulatory costs
- Additional fishing restrictions
- Opposition from the anti-fishing environmental industry
- Managing fisheries in areas where endangered species live
- The continual challenge of operating in expensive remote locations
The future is unpredictable, but the seafood industry will remain an
important and vital industry in Alaska and in the Pacific Northwest.
The jobs provided, the taxes generated, the local supplies and services
purchased, and the community contributions our members make demonstrate
our commitment to the future health and well being of the Pacific Northwest's
people, economy, and environment.
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