Fisheries

Alaska fishermen enraged as Pebble Mine moves ever closer to reality

The Army Corp's release of the final Environment Impact Statement comes at a time of another historic fishing season in Bristol Bay where more than 35 million sockeye salmon were harvested.

Katherine Carscallen, executive director of Commercial Fishermen for Bristol Bay, calls on the EPA to veto the Pebble Mine project.
Katherine Carscallen, executive director of Commercial Fishermen for Bristol Bay, calls on the EPA to veto the Pebble Mine project.Photo: Katherine Carscallen
Published 24 July 2020, 08:23Updated 24 July 2020, 08:55
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Pebble MineBristol BayAlaskaSockeye salmon