Trawl allies fire back as Alaska candidates' anti-industry rhetoric heats up Gubernatorial hopefuls are blasting Alaska's trawlers for catching salmon. Now industry allies have launched a radio ad campaign.
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.
