Young people are becoming a rare sight in the aging and shrinking commercial fishing industry.
KODIAK, Alaska — Lane Bolich first came to work in Alaska for the freedom and excitement that comes with being a fisher.
For the young people who do become commercial fishers, many see it as a way to make good money for a short time, while some others have a desire to sustain the industry for the long term in a way that benefits both fishers and fisheries. But with the obstacles outweighing the perks, young fishers are in short supply.
“I think people recognize the future is less predictable in fisheries, that we’re going to see bigger fluctuations,” she said. “There’s just a lot more unknowns.” Marissa Wilson, executive director of the Alaska Marine Conservation Council, noted that the decline in the number of people working coincides with the shrinking of fisheries in general as populations of fish decline and move. The high initial cost of access rights and equipment has also deterred some people from pursuing commercial fishing.
For Juan Zuniga, a first-year deckhand on Platt’s boat, that sense of adventure and the prospect of making good money drew him to Kodiak from his home in Florida. Platt’s been teaching Zuniga everything he knows about working on a boat.
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