Cape Greig Walrus are Back, ADF&G Plans Changed Fishery Boundary Again
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [KDLG] by Dave Bendinger - May 24, 2017
Ugashik fleet will fish inside a line a little further south than usual to keep a buffer around newest Pacific walrus haulout in Bristol Bay.
Last year thousands of Pacific walrus unexpectedly showed up at Cape Greig north of Ugashik Bay, delighting sightseers but complicating fishing and shipping in the busy fishing district. When they left in the fall, biologists were not sure if they would be back the following summer or...
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