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NPFMC adjusts proposals to reduce chum salmon bycatch by Alaskan pollock trawlers
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) has advanced a set of five alternatives for reducing chum salmon bycatch ...
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Alaska lawmakers, residents ask feds to limit how much salmon industrial trawlers catch
The financial impact on the trawlers would also affect the Yukon ... the impact of bycatch and sustainability on Alaskan fishing communities remains undeniable. “The consequences of inaction ...
Alaska's declining crab population due to trawlers catches attention of lawmaker
The Alaska Marine Conservation Council released a report in February 2023 analyzing the trawlers’ impact on ... More: Climb ...
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Federal fisheries council inches closer to Bering Sea salmon bycatch rule
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, which manages federal fisheries off Alaska’s coast, wrapped up its February ...
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Fishery managers start a process to tighten salmon bycatch rules in Alaska’s Bering Sea
Federal fishery managers took steps on Tuesday to impose new rules to prevent Alaska chum salmon from being scooped into nets ...