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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In the last month, trawlers off Alaska's coast have bycaught 54,811 chum salmon, for a total of 136,413 so far this year. Learn more about risks to Alaska's fish: buff.ly/Vab3OS7

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Draggers in the Bering Sea have exceeded their herring bycatch limit by nearly 200,000 pounds for 2026. Ban bottom trawling or kiss your butt goodbye: buff.ly/s8eYuKs

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Draggers bycaught nearly 17,000 chum salmon, 58,000 pounds of halibut, and 454,000 pounds of herring between August 8th and 15th. Ban bottom trawling or kiss your butt goodbye: salmonstate.org/bycatch

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Ban bottom trawling or kiss your butt goodbye: salmonstate.org/bycatch

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Ban bottom trawling or kiss your butt goodbye: salmonstate.org/bycatch

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This time of year is all about wild Alaska salmon. The SalmonState staff has enjoyed some special days of salmon fishing in recent weeks. 1️⃣ Melanie setnetting in Bristol Bay 2️⃣ Lindsey personal use gillnetting on the Taku River 3️⃣ Heather enjoying fresh king with friends and family

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🚨 Draggers have bycaught over 3 million pounds of halibut in the Bering Sea & the Gulf of Alaska this year so far. Ban bottom trawling or kiss your butt goodbye: buff.ly/NvoNftv

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Halibut populations have plummeted, impacting commercial, sport, subsistence, and personal use halibut fishermen alike. Meanwhile, bottom trawlers are bycatching millions of pounds of juvenile halibut before they even have a chance to spawn —

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

⚠️ Between the June 27th Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska bycatch report and July 4th report, draggers have bycaught over 10,000 chum salmon. Ban bottom trawling or kiss your butt goodbye: salmonstate.org/bycatch

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Send in your best halibut fishing image for a chance to win gear! Commercial, sport, subsistence, and personal use photos all accepted and will be used for our work to ban bottom trawling — and support Alaska fisheries and our work generally. Contest open through the end of August.

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Halfway through 2026 — and in the last six months, draggers have wasted millions of pounds of marine life, including nearly 3 million pounds of halibut. Ban bottom trawling or kiss your butt goodbye: salmonstate.org/bycatch

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Trawlers have bycaught 2,657,709 pounds of halibut between Jan 20th and June 6 of this year. Ban bottom trawling or kiss your butt goodbye: buff.ly/LQ1RjZ2

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Live music, art, Coast Guard demonstrations, food trucks and more this weekend on the Homer Spit. We will have a table to talk about trawl bycatch, ways to take action and free stickers. Stop by and say hi! More info: buff.ly/9gmX8V8

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/i89NSFU

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's June meeting is underway — and they have a chance to close an enormous loophole that allows trawlers to drag the bottom in waters closed to bottom contact. Take action: buff.ly/iUfaHLJ

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

🎬 You’re invited! Join SalmonState on Wednesday, May 27th at 6:30 pm for ‘Ocean with David Attenborough’, which dives into the undiscovered parts of Earth’s oceans while also addressing bottom trawling as one of its largest threats.

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Between April 24 and May 9, draggers bycaught 69,631 individual crabs. This does not account for partial crabs, or crabs that were crushed but didn't make it onto the vessel's deck. Ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/zz29IXB

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Former Chief of Staff for Gov. Tony Knowles, Jim Ayers, and Chief of Akiak Native Community Dr. Michael Williams Sr. recently responded to an Anchorage Daily News opinion piece that...

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

We will be at the Kenai Peninsula Sport Rec & Trade Show this weekend. Stop by to sign a petition to ban bottom trawling and grab stickers. More info buff.ly/y5oE6sp 🗓️ Friday 5/1 6pm-9pm 🗓️ Saturday 5/2 10am-6pm 🗓️ Sunday 5/3 10am-5pm

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Between April 11 and April 18 nearly 19,000 individual crabs were bycaught by draggers. This does not account for partial crabs, or crabs that were crushed but didn't make it onto the vessel's deck. Ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/efckw5D

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

There sure are a lot of mysterious well-funded "Alaskan" pro-trawl pages on social media lately... oh, wait, they're run by the same East Coast PR firm and started within four days of each other 🤔 Ban bottom trawling: salmonstate.org/bycatch

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/efckw5D

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

🎬 You’re invited! Join SalmonState at the Koliganek School Library in Koliganek on Thursday, April 23rd at 5:30 pm.

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Between 3/28 and 4/4, trawlers off Alaska's shores have bycaught 1,548 king salmon. Ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/R6N4L9v

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

A recent Senate Resources Committee hearing on SB 161, Prohibit Bottom Trawling in state waters, saw some important testimony. Support the bill here: buff.ly/Ljkaynn

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Between 3/21 and 3/28, trawlers off Alaska's coasts bycaught 2,874 king salmon. Ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/R6N4L9v

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

🎬 You’re invited! Join SalmonState at the Ted Ferry Civic Center in Ketchikan on Monday, April 13th at 6:30 pm.

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

"After further analysis, NOAA Fisheries [Office of Law Enforcement] confirmed that the vessel recorded less catch in its logbook than the vessel’s reported production weight. The production weight exceeded its reported catch weight by [2.7 million pounds]."

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

🎬 You’re invited! Join SalmonState at the City Hall Council Chambers in Hoonah on Monday, April 6th at 6:30 pm. Join us for ‘Ocean with David Attenborough’, which dives into the undiscovered parts of Earth’s oceans while also addressing bottom trawling as one of its largest threats.

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

This is no April Fool's joke. 2,853 Chinook salmon were bycaught by trawlers in one week. AND the draggers have bycaught more crabs in 60 days than all of 2025. Ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/W6rxs54

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

This week's trawl bycatch numbers are in. Draggers have bycaught a documented 1,557 more Chinook salmon and about 240,896 pounds more halibut in the last week. Meanwhile, State-managed fisheries have been restricted or closed to Alaskans well before the salmon season starts.

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Meanwhile, halibut are at or near record lows. Ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/dsVFQk3

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Starting today, you’ll be seeing our updates on this year’s trawl bycatch numbers weekly instead of monthly. Keep an eye out each week - and share and spread the word! Ban bottom trawling: salmonstate.org/bycatch

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

🎤 Three trawl-related proposals are before the Board of Fisheries this week! Swipe through to learn what they are and how to support them. Learn more: buff.ly/GhqbFRc

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Kawerak, Inc has condemned the North Pacific Fishery Management Council's recent decision on chum as "a step backwards" and is urging meaningful action on chum bycatch. Read their full press release: buff.ly/zFrcZ3R

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

📰 New opinion piece out from Alaska sport fishermen in the Anchorage Daily News: Level the playing field by making pelagic trawlers follow the law: buff.ly/wZ4vMIN Support the proposals: buff.ly/udMNGMk

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

More than FIVE THOUSAND Alaskans signed the letter delivered in person this week to Rep. Nick Begich urging him to ban bottom trawling in federal waters. If you were one of them, thank you! Please share and comment on this post. Let's make sure he knows Alaskans are paying attention.

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Join the Alaska Healthy Habitat Alliance to learn more about the three trawl accountability proposals, 163-165, in front of the Alaska Board of Fisheries at next week's 'Statewide Finfish and Supplemental Issues' meeting. You'll also learn how to testify in support of them.

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

We will be at the Great Alaska Sportsman Show at the Sullivan Arena this weekend, March 6-8 — and we'll be presenting on Sunday at 11 a.m.! Stop by to say hi, grab some stickers and take action. More info: buff.ly/GizKHCy

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

"But can you really ban bottom trawling?" It's been done around the globe — in Alaska, too. Add your name today: buff.ly/2i9DOiB

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Grab a sticker and sign a petition to stop wasteful trawl bycatch this weekend at the Anchorage Boat Show, February 20th - 22nd, 10am- 7 pm at the Dena'ina Center. More info: buff.ly/ooaIKEG

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

The trawl industry is patting itself on the back for accepting a bycatch "cap" of 45,000 Western Alaska chum salmon — but that's barely below what they've been catching, on average, in recent years.

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

🎬 You’re invited! Join SalmonState at the Nome Community Center on Wednesday, February 18th at 6:30 pm. Join us for ‘Ocean with David Attenborough’, which dives into the undiscovered parts of Earth’s oceans while also addressing bottom trawling as one of its largest threats.

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/HT8fsgY Read the whole opinion piece: buff.ly/AuHM8wL

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/HT8fsgY Read the whole opinion piece, "Our salmon are vanishing — and the State of Alaska is letting it happen" at buff.ly/WJYRlRX

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Read the full piece, "Alaska chum salmon need a low bycatch cap and a safe passageway – and they need it now" at buff.ly/4MgXWmC Sign up to testify to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council under agenda C2- chum salmon bycatch final action: buff.ly/o862lGa

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

🎬 SalmonState invites you to a special FREE screening of 'Ocean with David Attenborough' that dives into the beauty of our ocean ecosystems and the dangers of bottom trawling. There will be a short program, followed by a film screening, a Q&A session, and door prizes will be given away.

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

TODAY is the start of a 10-day North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting that will see the consideration of a long-awaited cap on trawler bycatch of chum salmon. The options the Council is considering are insufficient

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Ocean Conservancy and the Alaska Marine Community Coalition just released a report analyzing the trawl fleet's much-hyped studies of their "economic benefits." Their findings? Most benefits of the billion dollar industry leave Alaska. Limit chum bycatch: buff.ly/2EUoFjO

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