Alaska Fishing Collapse

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The fishing industry here on the Last Great Frontier is riding out the Perfect Storm of economic and climate related Collapse problems that are devastating the industry and many communities.  Subsistence fishing communities haven't been able to catch enough to feed their populations, and the ones that fish for export are facing collapsing prices and competition from the Ruskies fishing their side of the line and selling at cheaper prices.  For the communities on the west coast, there is simply no other industry or way to earn money than fishing, so whole villages are being abandoned.  The folks leaving these places generally end up as additions to the Homeless population of Anchorage.  They are poorly educated with virtually no skills besides fishing, and often have substance abuse problems also.

On the positive side, if you want to move somewhere nearly completely abandoned and isolated, you could look into Unimak Island or Unalaska along the volcanic island chain in the Bering sea.



I think they might get a supply barge in once a month or so.

https://maritime-executive.com/article/alaska-s-imploding-fishing-industry-has-shed-38-000-jobs

Alaska's "Imploding" Fishing Industry Has Shed 38,000 Jobs

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