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- Entire communities have been intimately involved with harvesting and processing Alaska seafood for generations
- Here, the fisheries are not just a source of income; they are a way of life, representing a relationship with the land and sea and the connection with the fishing culture that defines the community
- Members of the communities know that this way of life cannot continue without a willingness to help enforce the sustainability practices mandated by the state
- Thousands of families make their living from the resources of Alaska’s rugged 34,000 miles of sparsely populated coastline
- In fact, fishing and seafood processing employ more people than any other industry in Alaska
- With this tradition of fishing and intimate relationship with the sea, Alaskans understand the need to protect and maintain the fisheries and the surrounding habitat for future generations
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