Amendment 80 Fleet
Amendment 80 Fleet: A Reference Guide
Seafood is Alaska's leading export (1)
The Seafood Industry employs more workers than any other non-governmental sector in Alaska - 60,000 people (1)
The Amendment 80 sector is a fleet of trawl catcher-processors that target a variety of fish species in the Bering Sea:
- Rocksole, Yellowfin sole, & Flathead sole
- Pacific cod
- Pacific Ocean Perch (POP)
- Atka Mackerel
These fish are certified sustainable (2)
The destinations are Global:
- Canada
- USA
- Mexico
- South America
- Scandinavia
- United Kingdom
- Europe
- Ukraine
- Japan
- Korea
- China
The economic benefits are Local and contribute to a healthy regional Alaska economy
Amendment 80 Expenditures in Alaska (3)
- Fuel $45M
- Taxes $3.2M
- Food $1.7M
Amendment 80 activities create 2,900 jobs (3)
- Longshore/stevedore
- Shipping
- Ship repair & maintenance
- Cold storage
Helping sustain families at home while feeding the world with wild and sustainable Alaskan Seafood
References:
- Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. "The Economic Value of Alaska's Seafood Industry" 2015 prepared by the McDowell Group. (1)
- Marine Stewardship Council: Certified Fisheries. https://msc.org/track-a-fishery/fisheries-in-the-program/certified (2)
- Five-Year Review of the Effects of Amendment 80; prepared by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (October 2014) (3)
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