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Trawl fishery bycatch further burdens West Coast chinook   Trawlers are enormous ’catch and process’ vessels capable of harvesting, processing and freezing their catch. Their target is groundfish species like pollock. They account for...

Millions of wild salmon are being caught in Alaska's commercial fisheries before they reach their native rivers to spawn in Canada, conservation groups say. This increasing pressure on salmon stocks is causing concern among...

The Terrace Standard reports that 'Action is needed to save Skeena fish stocks.' By Marisca Bakker

News ReleaseJuly 29, 2024 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh) Vancouver, B.C. – July 29, 2024

Canada's largest seafood eco-certification body now lists southeast Alaskan fisheries as unsustainable. Story by Stefan Labbé in Glacier Media  

July 10, 2024, Vancouver B.C. Effective immediately, Ocean Wise no longer Recommends Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified salmon fisheries from Southeast Alaska due to concerns over the incidental catch of depleted southern Pacific salmon...