Alaska Fisheries Truths | Anchorage News

Alaska’s fisheries aren’t in crisis because of East Coast problems—pollock numbers are stable, thanks to smart management, and the real culprit? Pollock eating their own young. Pacific cod, meanwhile, are ocean floor Pac-Men gobbling up everything from crab to salmon. While bottom trawling works for catching, it wrecks habitats. The fix? Use pots for cod to keep them alive and sell better, and midwater trawls with excluder nets for pollock. And if you want to help salmon? Focus on river programs and hatcheries—not shutting down pollock fishing.

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