Economic and Social Sciences Research Program

Community Profiles for North Pacific Fisheries - Alaska

Exploring Alaska's fishing communities

The Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) has developed an interactive set of maps that will allow you to explore fisheries participation by communities around the state of Alaska. By clicking on the links below, you will be able to view maps showing commercial, recreational and subsistence fisheries participation by community. You will also be able to download the community profile we have written for 195 fishing dependent communities.

• Commercial fisheries
• Recreational fisheries - COMING SOON
• Subsistence fisheries - COMING SOON

Community Profiles

Introduction, Methods, and State Overview (1.2 MB)

Regional Profiles

• Aleutian and Pribilof Islands
• Anchorage/Matanuska-Sustina
• Bristol Bay and the Alaska Peninsula
• Interior Alaska
• Kenai Peninsula and Cook Inlet
• Kodiak Island Archipelago
• Kuskokwim River Mouth
• Northern Alaska
• Norton Sound and Bering Strait
• Prince William Sound
• Southeast Alaska

Individual Profiles

By Community Adak Akhiok Akiachak Akiak Akutan Alakanuk Aleknagik Anchor Point Anchorage Angoon Aniak Anvik Atka Barrow Bethel Brevig Mission Chefornak Chenaga Bay Chevak Chignik Chignik Lagoon Chignik Lake Clam Gulch Clarks Point Coffman Cove Cold Bay Coldfoot Cooper Landing Cordova Craig Delta Junction Dillingham Diomede Edna Bay Eek Egegik Ekuk Ekwok Elfin Cove Elim Emmonak Excursion Inlet Fairbanks False Pass Fort Yukon Fritz Creek Gakona Galena Gambell Glennallen Golovin Goodnews Bay Grayling Gustavus Halibut Cove Haines Hobart Bay Holy Cross Homer Hoonah Hooper Bay Hydaburg Hyder Igiugig Iliamna Ivanof Bay Juneau Kake Kaktovik Karluk Kasigluk Kasilof Kenai Ketchikan Kiana King Cove King Salmon Kipnuk Kivalina Klawock Kodiak Kokhanok Koliganek Kongiganak Kotlik Kotzebue Koyuk Kwethluk Kwigillingok Larsen Bay Levelock Lower Kalskag Manokotak Marshall Mekoryuk Metlakatla Meyers Chuck Moose Pass Mountain Village Naknek Nanwalek Napakiak Napaskiak Nelson Lagoon Nenana New Stuyahok Newhalen Newtok Nightmute Nikiski Nikolaevsk Nikolski Ninilchik Noatak Nome Nondalton North Pole Nuiqsut Nunam Iqua Nunapitchuk Old Harbor Oscarville Ouzinkie Palmer Pedro Bay Pelican Perryville Petersburg Petersville Pilot Point Pilot Station Platinum Point Baker Point Lay Port Alexander Port Alsworth Port Graham Port Heiden Port Lions Port Moller Port Protection Portage Creek Prudhoe Bay Quinhagak Red Devil Russian Mission St. George St. Mary's St. Michael St. Paul Sand Point Savoonga Scammon Bay Selawik Seldovia Seward Shageluk Shaktoolik Shishmaref Sitka Skwentna Soldotna South Naknek Stebbins Sterling Talkeetna Tanana Tatitlek Teller Tenakee Springs Thorne Bay Togiak Toksook Bay Tuluksak Tuntutuliak Tununak Twin Hills Two Rivers Tyonek Ugashik Unalakleet Unalaska Valdez Wainwright Wales Wasilla Whale Pass White Mountain Whittier Willow Wiseman Wrangell Yakutat

In 2005, the AFSC compiled baseline socioeconomic information about Alaskan fishing communities in the first edition of Community Profiles for North Pacific Fisheries – Alaska (NOAA-TM-AFSC-160). Between 2010 and 201, AFSC went through the process of updating the profiles (NOAA-TM-AFSC-230). A total of 195 communities have now been profiled. The new profiles add a significant amount of new information to help provide a better understanding of each community’s reliance on fishing. The profiles include information collected from communities in the Alaska Community Survey, which was conducted during summer 2011, and the Processor Profiles Survey, which was conducted in fall 2011.

The updated community profiles will be published as a NOAA Technical Memorandum in late 2012/early 2013. Fisheries statistics from the draft community profiles are visually represented in the maps provided at the top of this page, and links to full profiles drafts are included both on the maps and above for convenience.

We are currently accepting public and community input on the draft profiles.
For more information or to comment on this project, please contact AFSC.Community.Profiles@noaa.gov.

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