Alaska sees another fiscal year of no fisherman deaths
/By Georgina Fernandez for Alaska News Source
Published: Dec. 12, 2022 at 7:09 PM PST
“Between the fiscal years of 1990 to 1999, the state saw a total of 210 commercial fishing deaths, according to Wilwert. By the fiscal decade of 2010 to 2019, that number dropped down to 67. Since then, Wilwert said they have only seen 10 deaths.
The 2022 fiscal year, however, marks a milestone for the Alaska Commercial Fishing Industry — the second fiscal year with no commercial fishing industry deaths.”
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