Alaska salmon run declines are a crisis. Pointing the finger at trawl is misleading.

“While some Alaska salmon runs remain strong, sharp declines in others are causing a crisis for numerous Western Alaska communities. Chum salmon run declines will be under the microscope during this year’s North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting, and were discussed in a recent Alaska Beacon commentary. Open debate of how our region’s fisheries are impacting salmon populations is essential, but we need to take a closer look at the causes of abundance declines.”