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What are interception fisheries? How many Canadian salmon and steelhead are killed in Alaskan interception fisheries? Do we know precisely how many Canadian salmon and steelhead are caught? Isn’t Alaska a world leader in sustainability when it comes to fishing? Canadian commercial fishers are required to return non-target species like steelhead and Chinook to the water with the least possible harm. Don’t Alaskan fishers do this, too? If Canadian salmon and steelhead numbers are declining, Alaska’s impact is also reduced, right? Isn’t there an international treaty that protects Canadian salmon? Why is the southeast Alaska seine fishery certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council? If the Alaskan interception of Canadian and southern US salmon and steelhead is permitted by international Treaty and an eco-certification, what can be done? What can I do?

What are interception fisheries?

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The term interception fisheries describes the harvest of salmon from rivers in one country by fishers in another country. Interception fisheries exist because salmon swim long distances, often across international borders.

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  • Victoria Cross
    published this page in Get the Facts 2022-02-10 21:01:18 -0800