Measures aimed at closing small Alaska pollock fishery fail

A proposal allowing more flexibility in fishing and requiring full retention of salmon bycatch passed.

Alaska regulators declined to push forward the two proposals that would have shut down the small pollock fishery entirely.
Alaska regulators declined to push forward the two proposals that would have shut down the small pollock fishery entirely.Photo: Alaska Whitefish Trawlers Association Facebook page
Published 16 December 2024, 20:43Updated 16 December 2024, 22:56
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