Research Vessel Eventide Arrives at St. Paul Island, Anchoring the Pivot to a Research Economy

The small community of Saint Paul Island gathered at the harbor on August 15 to welcome the 50-foot research vessel Eventide — the latest and most visible sign of the island's ongoing transition toward a research-based economy.
This October marks four years since the sudden closure of the Bering Sea snow crab fishery, which had been the primary economic driver for the island's roughly 400 residents. Two years after the closure, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game reopened a limited fishery...
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