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Combined with the previous year's bycatch, the largely chinook salmon could have fed up to seven endangered southern resident ...
"We are thrilled about the Court of International Trade's decision, and what it means for the Māui dolphin," Devereaux said. ...
Rep. Mary Peltola in her Washington, D.C. office. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola introduced two bills Wednesday that aim to deliver on one of her campaign themes: ...
Coastal communities near the mouth of the Kuskokwim River have expressed concern about bottom-trawling vessels operating in close proximity to where salmon enter the river. But trawl industry leaders ...
Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang’s commentary on what the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is doing to rebuild king salmon stocks in the Gulf of Alaska is just another weak argument for not placing ...
The fishing vessel Gold Rush, which harvests pollock and other groundfish, is docked on Oct. 3, 2022, at Trident Seafood's Kodiak plant. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) Alaskans are all too ...
A recent opinion column in multiple Alaska newspapers by Washington-based trawlers (“We’re Alaska pollock fishermen. Here’s the truth about our fishery.” ADN, Aug. 10) is a master class of spin and ...
Shrimp is one of the most popular types of seafood consumed in the United States. Shrimp trawling uses nets towed slowly near the bottom of the water. Turtle excluder and bycatch reduction devices ...
Seafloor trawling for prawns and scallops in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area is causing massive damage, according to a new WWF report. Cairns, Australia - Seafloor trawling for prawns and ...
RALEIGH — A bill that would ban shrimp trawling along North Carolina’s coast passed the Senate Thursday with bipartisan support. Meanwhile lawmakers have also introduced a provision to help ease the ...
CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT)- A bill that would limit shrimp trawling is now heading to House for a vote. The bill would prohibit all shrimp trawling in in-shore fishing waters and within half a mile ...