Tuesday February 3, 2026
Alaska Sporting Journal —
At its February 2-11 meeting, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council will be considering several insufficient ways to address something long criticized by Alaskans: trawlers’ unlimited catching and discarding of chum salmon, which has for years continued to occur even as Alaskans face severe restrictions and outright bans on fishing intentionally for this same species. SalmonState and hundreds of Alaskans are urging the Council to choose a combination of alternatives that would be the most effective of several lackluster options.