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Gulf of Alaska bycatch issue simmering in Kodiak – as debate continues over whether a catch share program would solve the problem.

April 22, 2013   North Pacific

thecordovatimes.com – Incidental harvest of thousands of Chinook salmon in Gulf of Alaska trawl  fisheries is an issue that just won’t go away, simmering before federal fisheries managers as debate continues over whether a catch share program would solve the problem. “The goal of catch shares is to minimize bycatch??????????  continued

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Gulf of Alaska – Time to get a handle on bycatch numbers – By Dave Kubiak – peninsulaclarion.com

October 4, 2012   North Pacific

For years fishery managers and those concerned about bycatch have been plagued by a lack of real numbers on how many king salmon, crab and halibut are being discarded in some of the dirtiest fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska. In the struggle to reduce bycatch of these critical species, we haven’t even had an accurate body count. After prolonged frustration with the current system, a solution appeared to be on the horizon when the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (the Council) took action to restructure the observer program two years ago. At their meeting in Anchorage next week, the Council will review plans for implementation of

 

http://peninsulaclarion.com/opinion/2012-10-03/time-to-get-a-handle-on-bycatch-numbers

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