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New USDA Office of Seafood Expands Investment Opportunity For Alaska Industry (4/16/2026)

Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development

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Added to The State & Nation: October 3, 2026

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The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development welcomed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s creation of an Office of Seafood on April 16, 2026. The department said the new office was expected to coordinate access to grants, loans, infrastructure funding, workforce programs, marketing, export assistance and disaster response; it also reported that Alaska seafood supported about 15,000 jobs in more than 120 communities, supplied over 60% of the U.S. seafood harvest and produced exports valued above $2.5 billion in 2024.

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