Opinion: Alaskans Deserve Facts About the Trawl Fleet’s Impacts on Salmon
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Recent anti-trawl op-eds in the ADN used half-truths to mislead Alaskans and influence public opinion about this critical Alaskan fishery. The misinformation and misrepresentation only serve to delay action that can meaningfully protect salmon.
It would be an easy policy solution if the trawl fleet were to blame for Western Alaska’s salmon declines. The numbers tell a very different story, however. Pollock fishery bycatch represents only a tiny fraction of the chinook and chum salmon runs...
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