Problems mount for Alaska's salmon sector
Processors are going out of business, fishermen are scrambling to upgrade equipment to meet higher standards, and politicians are at odds about what to do.
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Processors are going out of business, fishermen are scrambling to upgrade equipment to meet higher standards, and politicians are at odds about what to do.
Alaskan fisheries sell fish as 'sustainable' while intercepting vulnerable populations of B.C.-bound salmon — actions that amount 'eco-fraud,' says group.
Alaskan fisheries sell fish as 'sustainable' while intercepting vulnerable populations of B.C.-bound salmon — actions that amount 'eco-fraud,' says group.
Two B.C. conservation groups have filed a notice of objection to the the world’s premier sustainable fisheries body calling on it to reject the re-certification of Alaska’s salmon fisheries as "sustainable" on grounds it continues to intercept at-risk salmon populations bound for B.C., Washington and Oregon.
Alaskan fisheries sell fish as 'sustainable' while intercepting vulnerable populations of B.C.-bound salmon — actions that amount 'eco-fraud,' says group.