At a planning session, participants were asked to identify three things that they felt made Chignik Bay a special place to live. The purpose was to identify positive factors vs. negative factors. A number of responses were received and are as follows:

• Fishing
• Subsistence resources
• Freedom
• Remoteness
• Education
• Cultural values
• Children, elders and people

The scenic beauty of Chignik was mentioned several times. Many residents value the remoteness and the quietness of the village from the outside world, while all of the residents who were polled value the subsistence fishing for salmon, halibut, cod and crab as well as other harvesting activities such as berry picking.