Alaskans: Please send in a letter of support for SB 161. Senators Mike Cronk (R-Interior Alaska) and Robert Yundt (R-Wasilla) introduced Senate Bill 161: Prohibit Bottom Trawling. A person may not use, employ, or operate any trawl or dredge fishing gear that makes substantial bottom contact with the seafloor while in use, as determined by the department, in the water of the state.