Climate change has taken hold in gulf of alaska fisheries, with numerous fisheries disasters over the last several years, and continuing ecosystem changes that are altering foundational…

Climate change has taken hold in gulf of alaska fisheries, with numerous fisheries disasters over the last several years, and continuing ecosystem changes that are altering foundational relationships between the people in the region and the place. Across the many geographically isolated and fishing dependent communities within the gulf of alaska, fisheries losses may be devastating for local economies that lack economic diversity, maintain fishing- dependent food systems, and have cultural fishing practices that cannot be replaced. Despite the tremendous costs of declining fisheries in the region, there is a dearth of adaptation planning to ensure the resilience of fishing communities into the future. This project addresses the critical need for fishing communities in the gulf of alaska to formalize fisheries resilience strategies in adaptation plans, focusing on three of the most highly dependent and diverse fishing communities in the region - cordova, kodiak, and sitka.