The Perryville Fisheries Reestablishment Project

The Perryville Fisheries Reestablishment Project developed the necessary village-level infrastructure to assist village residents to become successful commercial fisherman. The community quota entity (CQE) allowed the village to provide subsistence activities around traditional fishing practices that will retain and revitalize traditional food sources and practices.

The Village of Perryville is located on the Pacific side of the Alaska Peninsula, which is approximately 200 miles southwest of King Salmon, Alaska. The village front is located directly on a 3-mile stretch of sandy beach that is linked by the rise of rocky headlands and rugged offshore islands. Located at the far western end of the Lake and Peninsula Borough, the Village of Perryville has developed a strong sense of independence and self-sufficiency, which is focused mainly on the ocean for subsistence.

The Village of Perryville has implemented a Social and Economic Development Strategies-Alaska (SEDS-AK) grant toward the facilitation of their Perryville Fisheries Reestablishment Project. The purpose of the project was to help the Village of Perryville reestablish a nonprofit organization called a community quota entity (CQE) and develop an individual fishing quota (IFQ) program for local residents. The project also provided the Perryville CQE with the capacity to obtain loans and grants to purchase quota shares (QS), which the IFQ program will lease back to local residents in Perryville.

With the CQE operational, the Village of Perryville developed the necessary village-level infrastructure to assist village residents to become successful commercial fisherman. The CQE allowed the village to provide subsistence activities around traditional fishing practices that will retain and revitalize traditional food sources and practices.

They were able to develop necessary village-level infrastructure (nonprofit organization) to help village residents become successful commercial fisherman. The CQE also allowed the Native Village of Perryville to provide subsistence activities around traditional fishing practices that will help retain and revitalize traditional food sources and practices at the village level.

To see these and other successes resulting from ANA funding over the years, visit https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ana/success-story.