The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is opening up tens of millions of dollars in loans to six Western Alaska nonprofits; supporters of mariculture in Alaska are working to build a $100 million industry out of shellfish and seaweed over the next two decades; and state lawmakers are looking at extending and expanding a tax credit for shoreside seafood processors in Alaska.
Theo Greenly covers the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands from partner stations KUCB in Unalaska, KSDP in Sand Point and KUHB in Saint Paul.