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SalmonState: Disappointment with Council’s decision to punt, again, and allow trawlers to continue to drag bottom in protected areas supposedly closed to bottom trawling for at least three more years
SalmonState: Disappointment with Council’s decision to punt, again, and allow trawlers to continue to drag bottom in protected areas supposedly closed to bottom trawling for at least three more years

“Once again, the Council has failed to take a common-sense step to close a trawl-sized loophole in the fishery it manages,” said Tim Bristol.

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“Enormous Win for Alaska:” Statewide federal protections finalized
Mary Catharine Martin Mary Catharine Martin

“Enormous Win for Alaska:” Statewide federal protections finalized

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — SalmonState and the Wild Salmon Center applaud the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for its announcement today that it is listening to Alaskans, Tribes, businesses and communities and finalizing protections for 28 million acres of D-1 lands across Alaska, from the Yukon-Kuskokwim, to Bristol Bay, to Eastern Alaska. 

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Conservation groups, subsistence users, sportsmen and businesses welcome opportunity to prioritize climate resilience, subsistence, outdoor recreation, public use on Alaska BLM lands
Mary Catharine Martin Mary Catharine Martin

Conservation groups, subsistence users, sportsmen and businesses welcome opportunity to prioritize climate resilience, subsistence, outdoor recreation, public use on Alaska BLM lands

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—SalmonState, Mother Kuskokwim Tribal Coalition, Norton Bay Watershed Council, Brooks Range Council, Wild Salmon Center, Alaska Sportsman’s Lodge and United Tribes of Bristol Bay applaud the Bureau of Land Management for today’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement analyzing the impact that eliminating long-standing protections for 28 million acres of “D-1” lands in Alaska would have on communities, renewable resource-based businesses, and fish and wildlife.

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