Fisheries

Governor-appointed taskforce recommends bycatch cap for Alaska chum salmon, potentially impacting Alaska's pollock fishery

The recommendation came after Alaska Native Tribes intensely scrutinized the Alaska pollock fishery.

The Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission is asking the US pollock industry to impose a chum salmon bycatch cap to help subsistence users.
The Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission is asking the US pollock industry to impose a chum salmon bycatch cap to help subsistence users.Photo: Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Published 9 December 2022, 20:37Updated 9 December 2022, 20:38
BycatchChum salmonBering SeaAlaska salmonAt-Sea Processors Association