YOUR GROCERIES.
YOUR HEATING OIL.
YOUR FISHING INDUSTRY.
Alaska Commercial fishing fleet helps keep the cost of living lower for every Alaskan. not just fishermen
NEWS FLASH:
YOUR COST OF LIVING COULD BE WORSE!
HERE'S THE CHAIN.
STEP 1
Everything we buy gets shipped in
Almost nothing sold in an Alaska store is produced here. Our groceries, fuel, hardware, and household goods arrive by cargo ship from outside. The cost of transportation is built into every price we pay at checkout.
STEP 2
The fishing fleet fills ships on the way back out
Alaska's commercial fleet loads billions of pounds of seafood onto those same cargo ships for their return trips south. Without that outbound cargo, those ships would travel empty - and an empty ship still costs money to operate.
STEP 3
Full ships in both directions keep rates lower
When ships travel full coming and going, carriers can charge less per pound. A major Alaska shipping company estimates that without the fishing industry's outbound cargo, freight rates to Alaska would be 10% higher - and that cost would be passed through to every item in our daily lives.
Without Alaska's commercial fishing industry, your household pays
$158
more per month
EVERY MONTH. EVERY YEAR. WITHOUT FAIL.
More on groceries & goods
$80
per month
More on fuel
$35
per month
More on travel
$15
per month
Lost public services
$28
per month
Per year
Total added household cost
$1,898
Over 5 years
Out of your family's pocket
$9,490
$158 more a month adds up fast. over a year, that’s $1,898 your family doesn’t get back.