{"id":9545,"date":"2023-04-26T16:15:11","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T16:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/?page_id=9545"},"modified":"2023-05-13T17:23:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T17:23:31","slug":"families-communities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/sustainability\/families-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Families &amp; Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-9545\" data-postid=\"9545\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-9545 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t\t<div  data-css_id=\"nfgh132\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_nfgh132 tb_first tf_w\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_fbyo132 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0x0f431    hide-mobile\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/\">Home<\/a> <span style=\"color: #e65300;\">\/<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/sustainability\/\">Sustainability<\/a><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_m3a1839    hide-mobile\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t<p>Families &amp; Communities<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_bpaq133    hide-desktop hide-tablet hide-tablet_landscape\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t<p>Families <br \/>&amp; Communities<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-css_id=\"5w2x394\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_5w2x394 tf_w hide-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_7m2u395 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-css_id=\"wb5o913\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_wb5o913 tf_w\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_0au1915 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_yyrw196  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"pattern\"><div class=\"container mx850\"><div id=\"seafood-equals-brainfood\" class=\"pattern\"><div class=\"container mx850\"><div class=\"pattern\"><div class=\"container mx850\"><h2 class=\"pattern__headline\">The heart and soul of Alaska\u2019s seafood industry<\/h2><div class=\"rtecontent\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5570330 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alaskaseafood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/iconsArtboard-2-copy-5.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alaskaseafood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/iconsArtboard-2-copy-5.png 100w, https:\/\/www.alaskaseafood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/iconsArtboard-2-copy-5-20x20.png 20w, https:\/\/www.alaskaseafood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/iconsArtboard-2-copy-5-20x20@2x.png 40w\" alt=\"Resource Utilization 17\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><strong>Alaska\u2019s fishing families hand down fishing practices from generation to generation and believe passionately in the importance of sustainability.<br \/><\/strong>In fact, many communities\u2019 way of life depends on healthy wild fish stocks. 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Utilization 17\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><strong>Alaska\u2019s fishing families hand down fishing practices from generation to generation and believe passionately in the importance of sustainability.<br \/><\/strong>In fact, many communities\u2019 way of life depends on healthy wild fish stocks. That\u2019s why Alaska fishermen and fishing communities are so dedicated to upholding Alaska\u2019s strict fishing laws, using sustainable harvesting methods, and adhering to the latest scientific data and other robust fisheries management policies, ensuring this valuable source of protein and nutrients continues to provide food security to many people around the world.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskaseafood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Final-FamCom_nfr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Generations of Fishing Brochure <\/a>\n<p>The seafood <br \/>industry is the <br \/>largest private <br \/>sector employer <br \/>in Alaska.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskaseafood.org\/alaska-seafood-101\/people-behind-the-fish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Meet the People Behind the Fish <\/a>\n<h2>One way Alaska puts families and communities first<\/h2>\n<p>The Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program provides eligible villages the opportunity to participate and invest in fisheries; supports economic development; alleviates poverty and provides economic and social benefits for residents; and achieves sustainable and diversified local economies.<\/p> <p>There are 65 communities associated with the CDQ program, 80% of those communities are Alaska Natives. Monies derived from the CDQ program totals in the hundreds of millions annually to the eligible communities.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sustainability-Icon-03-100x100.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" title=\"Fisheries Management\" alt=\"Fisheries Management\"> <h3> Fisheries Management <\/h3>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/sustainability\/fisheries-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More<\/a><\/h6>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sustainability-Icon-04-100x100.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" title=\"Resource Utilization\" alt=\"Resource Utilization\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sustainability-Icon-04-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sustainability-Icon-04-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sustainability-Icon-04.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/> <h3> Resource Utilization <\/h3>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/sustainability\/resource-utilization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More<\/a><\/h6>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sustainability-Icon-02-100x100.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" title=\"Social Responsibility\" alt=\"Social Responsibility\"> <h3> Social Responsibility <\/h3>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/sustainability\/social-responsibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More<\/a><\/h6>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9545"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9545"}],"version-history":[{"count":54,"href":"https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10574,"href":"https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9545\/revisions\/10574"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seasia.alaskaseafood.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}