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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The 2026 halibut trawl bycatch has reached nearly 4 million pounds. Comment to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to lower the Gulf of Alaska halibut trawl bycatch cap: buff.ly/JhqghiJ

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Comment to the NPFMC — SalmonState

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SalmonState @salmonstateak.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Draggers in the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska bycaught nearly 2,000 king salmon between September 19th and 26th.

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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

4️⃣ Loretta flossing on the Kenai 5️⃣ Ryan dipnetting on the Kasilof 6️⃣ Melanie's son setnetting in Bristol Bay 7️⃣ Heather, Lindsey, and their partners in Taku Harbor after a day of fishing

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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

Send us your best halibut fishing photo for a chance to win a halibut reel! Sport, commercial, subsistence — all forms of halibut fishing photos welcome. buff.ly/zgeFSo2 Images: Processing halibut in 2012 on the F/V Njord, out of Elfin Cove, Alaska, with Joe and Sandy Craig and deckhand Bjorn Dihle

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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

Upload to buff.ly/NLtgtNH Thank you to Okuma for donating the Cavalla 2 speed reel

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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

There will be a short program, followed by a film screening, a Q&A session, and door prizes will be given away. RSVP: buff.ly/5ljUIpc

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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

"reflects trawlers’ insidious campaign to convince Alaska Natives and other Alaskans that what we are seeing and experiencing isn’t real." Read the whole thing: buff.ly/2jIYM4o Ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/TLcGBEq

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Opinion: An Outside industrial force has come to take Alaskans’ resources away from us

Outside trawl interests are profiting while Alaska fisheries, subsistence and rural communities pay the price.

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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

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. 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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'Ocean with David Attenborough' in Koliganek, AK

Film event in Koliganek, AK by SalmonState on Thursday, April 23 2026

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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

SalmonState has suggested changes to some specifics in the bill in order to ensure scallop and shrimp fishermen are not inadvertently impacted.

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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

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'Ocean with David Attenborough' in Ketchikan, AK

Film event in Ketchikan, AK by SalmonState on Monday, April 13 2026

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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

"The investigation also uncovered evidence from a previous voyage indicating the underreporting and offload of approximately [27,342 pounds] of pollock roe, valued at an estimated $150,000." Read the full story at buff.ly/guDrUkq

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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

There will be a short program, followed by a film screening, a Q&A session, and door prizes will be given away. RSVP: buff.ly/ESMggCk

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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

There will be a short program, followed by a film screening, a Q&A session, and door prizes will be given away. RSVP: buff.ly/M6VPj1e

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'Ocean with David Attenborough' in Hoonah, AK

Film event in Hoonah, AK by SalmonState on Monday, April 6 2026

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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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