Editing Pribilof Islands (section)

==Today==
Residents are concentrated in the towns of [[St. Paul, Alaska|St. Paul]] and [[St. George, Alaska|St. George]], each on the island of the same name. Many of the residents of the islands are related. St. Paul and St. George each have small airports; air service is provided from the Alaskan mainland.

St. Paul has a population of 479 (2010 census), with its economy heavily dependent on the annual taking of the [[snow crab]] and on subsistence and commercial [[halibut]] harvests. Support services to commercial fleets plying the waters of the Bering Sea also contribute to the economy. The balance of economic activity on the island relates to working for the [[United States Government]]. The [[United States Coast Guard|U.S. Coast Guard]] maintains a base on St. Paul, but no longer maintains a [[LORAN-C]] master station, as LORAN technology has been replaced by [[satellite navigation]]. The [[National Weather Service]] has a station on the island, and the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] maintains a presence.

St. George has a population of 102. Its economy is similar to that of St. Paul.

The Pribilof Islands are a [[birdwatching]] attraction, home to many species that do not fly in [[North America]] beyond Alaska.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Drew |first=Emily |date=2018-10-02 |title=Big leap: Birding the Pribilofs |url=https://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/locations-travel/featured-destinations/big-leap-birding-the-pribilofs/ |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=BirdWatching |language=en-US}}</ref>{{clarify|date=April 2013}} More than 210 species have been identified,<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Paul {{!}} |url=https://www.apiai.org/tribes/st-paul/ |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association |language=en-US}}</ref> and an estimated two million [[seabird]]s nest there annually. [[St. Paul, Alaska|St. Paul]] is particularly popular, having a high cliff wall, known as [[Ridge Wall]], above the [[Bering Sea]].