Alaska Fish Factor:

Where do most Alaska fishermen live? Which Alaska region is home to the most fishing boats?

The answers are in an economic report by the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute for 2019/2020 that includes all regions from Ketchikan to Kotzebue.

Nearly 40% of Alaska’s more than 31,000 fishermen live in the Southcentral towns of Anchorage, Kenai, Cordova, Seward, Homer, Valdez and Whittier. They earn more than half of their paychecks from fisheries outside of the region, with the Bristol Bay driftnet fishery their main source of income.

Southeast’s 5,316 resident fishermen in nine communities own nea...