We are looking for fishermen and members of the public to share their testimonies at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in June 2022 about how salmon bycatch is affecting you, your families, and your fishing.
OPINION: Western Alaska salmon numbers continue to fall — and that’s a serious threat to food security and indigenous cultures
“We can all agree that the only truly acceptable amount of bycatch is zero, and we must be continually striving toward this goal. We call on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Gov. Dunleavy, and ADF&G Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang to take every possible action to reduce bycatch significantly when they meet in Sitka in June by lowering the chinook salmon caps and establishing a hard cap for chum salmon.”
