Industry leaders say fisheries must modernize for long-term sustainability

Industry leaders say fisheries must modernize for long-term sustainability

Trollers moored in Sitka’s Crescent Harbor. (KCAW/Wilber) The fishing industry is one of the largest economic drivers in Alaska. It directly employs nearly 60,000 people and produces more than $5 billion in economic activity every year, according to the Resource Development Council for Alaska.  At Southeast Alaska’s annual economic conference that took place in Sitka in mid-September, industry leaders talked about the importance of modernizing t…