{"id":61286,"date":"2020-06-17T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/survey-sheds-light-on-what-worries-alaskas-fishermen\/"},"modified":"2020-06-18T15:47:36","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T23:47:36","slug":"survey-sheds-light-on-what-worries-alaskas-fishermen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/survey-sheds-light-on-what-worries-alaskas-fishermen\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey sheds light on what worries Alaska’s fishermen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alaska’s fishermen are worried about lost income, spreading COVID-19 to coastal communities and weary of policy decisions made amid a pandemic, according to a recent survey of nearly 800 commercial <\/a>fishermen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, SalmonState, an Alaska-based <\/a>nonprofit<\/a>, surveyed 779 fishermen throughout the state to gauge their primary concerns from before and after the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n

Lost income, preventing spread of the coronavirus and “bad policy decisions while fishermen are distracted” were the three most prevalent COVID-19-related concerns, according to the survey that was conducted between April 14 and May 3. Those concerns were shared by 77%, 70% and 59% of respondents, respectively.<\/p>\n

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