Veteran Bristol Bay Watershed Advocate Bobby Andrew Passes Away at 72
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Cordova Times] by Margaret Bauman - May 15, 2015
Bobby Andrew, a Bristol Bay fisherman who became a spokesman for protection of the Bristol Bay watershed against potential adverse affects of large-scale mining died May 12, while fishing at Aleknagik, near Dillingham. He was 72.
Andrew, a lifelong subsistence hunter and fisherman, was a member and spokesman for Nunamta Aulukestai,
"Caretakers of Our Lands," an association of 10 Alaska Native village corporations in the Bristol Bay region.
"Bobby was an inspiration to many for his early opposition to the development of the proposed Pebble mine," said
Kimberly Williams, executive director of Nunamta Aulukestai. Andrew traveled to London, Washington DC, Juneau, San Francisco, Elko, NV, Williams Lake, British Columbia, and many places in Alaska to share his story of why Bristol Bay's water and natural resources is worthy and deserving of protection, she said...
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