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Fishing boat captains jockey for position near the mouth of the Naknek River, which flows into Bristol Bay. Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

August 31, 2020

Historic Bristol Bay, Alaska salmon fishery dealing with latest challenge: COVID‑19

Kevin Berry, University of Alaska Anchorage and Brett Watson, University of Alaska Anchorage

The harvesters of the historic wild salmon run out of Bristol Bay, Alaska, were already facing tough competition from relatively cheap and plentiful farmed salmon. Then came the pandemic.

The vast majority of visitors to Alaska come via a cruise ship. AP Photo/Becky Bohrer

March 13, 2020

Coronavirus and tourism: Places like Alaska without a severe COVID‑19 outbreak could still be devastated

Kevin Berry, University of Alaska Anchorage and Mouhcine Guettabi, University of Alaska Anchorage

Alaska has been mostly spared from the virus, but the outbreak’s impact on its economy could still be catastrophic because of its reliance on seasonal tourism.

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