In-season genetic analysis of chum salmon bycatch could soon be reality for Alaska pollock producers

Several years of low chum salmon counts on Alaska's Yukon River have put increasing pressure on the Alaska pollock industry to reduce chum bycatch.

US Alaska pollock processors worked with the Bristol Bay Science and Research Institute (BBSRI) over the B fishing season to quantify the origin of the chum salmon caught in 2024.
US Alaska pollock processors worked with the Bristol Bay Science and Research Institute (BBSRI) over the B fishing season to quantify the origin of the chum salmon caught in 2024.Photo: BBSRI
Published 5 November 2024, 22:09Updated 7 November 2024, 21:04
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