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Big fight looms at Board of Fish meeting over Prince William Sound trawl bycatch

Big fight looms at Board of Fish meeting over Prince William Sound trawl bycatch

Conservation and tribal advocates have lobbied for a crackdown for years on the unintentional harvests of salmon and other species by Bering Sea pollock trawlers. Now, they’re turning their attention to a smaller pollock trawl fishery in Prince William Sound.

“Huge disaster”: Historically weak pink salmon runs strain Alaska’s seine fishermen

“Huge disaster”: Historically weak pink salmon runs strain Alaska’s seine fishermen

Skippers in Prince William Sound and Kodiak say this year's pink harvest is one of the worst they’ve ever seen. “I wake up every morning and I try to apply for a different job," one said.