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Logan and Bethany Branstiter co-captain the F/V B-Team in Alaska s Nushagak Bay, drift gillnetting sockeye salmon in Bristol Bay. Crew Shots photo
When covid hit Alaska, some of the changes to the seafood industry were immediate for those in the throes of seasons that were underway. Cod and other winter-spring fisheries suffered immediate blows to product flow while others like the salmon industry had time to construct industry protocols before the onslaught of fish returned to the nearshore waters.
While the pandemic disrupted the harvest and processing sectors of the fishing industry, the ripples it sent to consumers can’t hurt seafood in the long run.