Alaska Legislature considers bills to ban bottom trawling in state waters

The Alaska Legislature is considering proposals to ban bottom trawling in state waters as a way to protect salmon and the seafloor. In recent years, popular social media campaigns have opposed trawling and its links to bycatch, the taking of salmon and halibut as fishers target other species. Meanwhile, trawlers have come out vocally in […]

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