Monday, November 5, 2007

Fishermen Who Don't Want King Salmon

Can you imagine fishermen being unhappy with catching king salmon? Well, for commercial Pollack fishermen, that is the case. They may face restrictions and fishing caps if they end up with too many king salmon in their nets. Meanwhile, the bycatch could mean trouble for Alaska's king salmon populations and the sport fishermen who love them.

"The Bering Sea pollock fishery is one of the world's largest commercial seafood harvests, and times are good overall. But the fleet is facing a dangerous problem -- salmon bycatch, or the unintended netting of chinook and chum salmon that swim with the pollock..."
http://www.adn.com/money/industries/fishing/story/9424156p-9336428c.html

Find out more about Alaskan king salmon fishing

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