Fisheries

Alaska salmon bycatch decisions pushed into spring while fishing council weighs alternatives

'There is cultural and spiritual damage happening here,' said one council member after hearing several hours of compelling testimony on the issue.

ADF&G sonar test fishing crew counts the haul. Several Alaska Native tribes are asking the US pollock industry to impose a chum salmon bycatch cap.
ADF&G sonar test fishing crew counts the haul. Several Alaska Native tribes are asking the US pollock industry to impose a chum salmon bycatch cap.Photo: Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
BycatchChum salmonBering SeaNorth Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC)Alaska pollock
Published 16 December 2022, 21:31Updated 16 December 2022, 21:40