Alaska’s fisheries, vital to the state’s economy and culture, are facing an unprecedented crisis. Collapsing fish prices, ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska— Several Alaska Native Tribal Governments and ... possible future management” of fisheries in the area, meaning it could open to bottom-trawl fishing as the Bering Sea rapidly warms ...
Alaska's largest groundfish and crab fisheries begin each year's fishing cycle. Summer salmon seasons will always be at the ...
Restrict and phase out trawling in ecologically sensitive areas to allow depleted fish populations to recover. Legislate to ban trawls in all waters off Alaska’s coasts contacting the bottom for ...
Biologists blamed the rapid decline of snow crab on a 2018 climate-fueled heatwave. Some fishermen are still reeling as they face a murky future.
The emotive claim that trawl gear “scrapes the ocean’s bottom” implies ... showcased a clear anti-fishing agenda. Panels like “Bycatch: Building Power Around Alaska’s Newest Four-Letter ...
Today an estimated 150,000 occupy Alaska waters. In some cases, the local populations rose on their own; in others, otters were relocated in programs carried out by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The leasing withdrawal covers 44 million acres in the Northern Bering Sea, added to areas already protected by President ...
This campaign to ban trawling — a sustainable fishing method responsible for a substantial majority of fishery landings in the Alaska Region and nationally —poses a direct threat to Alaska’s ...