Trident Seafoods has a major bottomfish, pollock and salmon processing plant, and provides fuel and other services. Peter Pan Seafoods owns a storage and transfer station. In 1991, New West Fisheries moored a floating processor near the City dock for Pacific Cod processing. 133 residents hold commercial fishing permits. Two exploratory mining operations are currently underway nearby, namely Battle Mountain Gold and Alaska Apollo.
Locals participate in subsistence consumption of fish and caribou.
Facilities Water is derived from Humbolt Creek and is treated. The City operates a piped water and sewer system, and all households are fully plumbed. Trident Seafoods has first water rights. Funds have been requested to develop a new groundwater source, and to relocate the landfill. Trident recently built its own power generation facility.