Fish Factor: Young fishermen get financial help to buy into longline fisheries 
By Laine Welch US Source: The Cordova Times 10/20/2020
Laine Welch
More young Alaskans are officially among the next generation of professional fishermen and ocean stewards to hail from Cordova, Haines, Homer, Ketchikan and Sitka.

The futures of eight fishermen were cemented thanks to $1.5 million in loans from a Local Fish Fund launched in 2019 that enabled them to buy into halibut and sablefish fisheries that normally would be out of reach. Buying quota shares of halibut, for example, can cost from $40 to $55 per pound.
 

“I’m super excited that we were able to move the $1.5 million that was provided to us to invest in new entrants,” said Linda Behnken, executive director of the Sitka-based Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust which worked for a decade in partnership with conservation and finance experts to craft the fund. “Some are deckhands, and some are vessel owners. I’m just really pleased at how this has gone for this first tranche of funding.”

“The cost and risk involved in accessing Alaska’s quota share fisheries are comparable to purchasing a hotel as a first step in home ownership,” Behnken added. “As a result, the number of young rural residents entering the fisheries has dropped significantly over the past 15 years. Local Fish Fund lowers both the risk and the initial cost new entrants face.”

 
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