As of 2022, there were 6,171 set gill net permit holders actively fishing in Alaska, according to the research by Fay and Sagoonick. Of those, 42 were in Unalakleet, a community of about 725 people.

They had travelled to Unalakleet to carry out maintenance work on a water plant, the non-profit organisation said on Friday. Ms Homendy said that nine investigators are on the scene, backed up by ...