Alaska troopers seize Kodiak trawl group’s electronics in bycatch probe An investigation appears to center on whether seafood companies violated federal rules by processing accidentally caught salmon and halibut into low-value fish meal.
Two Kodiak trawlers caught 2,000 king salmon. Now, a whole fishery is closed. The incident is sure to draw more scrutiny on the issue of bycatch — the industry term for the unintended harvest, typically of salmon or halibut, by boats targeting other species.
