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 red king crab ...
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Dunleavy: Fish farming bill would benefit Alaska’s fishing industry; others not so sure
“It’s not an easy fix.” As for Alaska’s fishing industry, Wielechowski said that other issues need to be addressed, such as trawler bycatch in international waters and suffering salmon stocks. “I ...
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Federal judge rejects tribes’ bid for review of Alaskan fishery catch limits
The judge agreed with the National Marine Fisheries Service that its review of the annual harvest specifications sufficiently ...
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Judge upholds decisions of federal trawl fishery managers amid Bering Sea salmon crisis
The Tanana Chiefs Conference and the Association of Village Council Presidents had sued the federal government.
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Federal fisheries council inches closer to Bering Sea salmon bycatch rule
A view of the deck of a docked factory trawler, taken from above. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, which manages federal fisheries off Alaska’s coast, wrapped up its February ...