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Hired, fired, retired: The seafood executives who changed jobs in March
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New Alaska fisheries council nominee could shake things up on bycatch
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Alaska Native, fishing, and conservation groups support Western Alaska Tribes lawsuit, call for changes to federal fisheries management – The Delta Discovery, Inc
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Commercial and subsistence harvesters speak out against trawler bycatch of Chinook salmon
Posted by Sage Smiley | Apr 21, 2021
A king salmon troll harvest (KSTK file photo)
Alaska’s commercial fishermen have been speaking out against big trawlers for years, complaining that the large vessels in federal waters are scooping up mature and juvenile fish. The regional council that manages federal fisheries recently heard from hundreds concerned about the number of salmon and other species that end up as bycatch in trawl nets.
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For Alaska’s troll fleet, king salmon is their money fish. In state waters, small crews on these 40 to 50-foot boats or even small skiffs will catch a fish at a time, and it’s worth it: Chinook salmon can fetch $6 a pound from a processor.