02-19-2010, 08:26 AM
Mega Ton Factory Trawlers - That is the problem! Not all salmon are hurting it's the Yukon Kings that are coming up short. Natives along the Yukon are starving because of the Pollock fishery in the Bering Sea. The natives have no voice ($) to fight the big corporations or NMFS (which is bought out by the fish corporations). The money in the fishing business rivals that of the oil companies so good luck fighting them. Some of these plants process 3-4 million pounds every 24 hrs so even a small % of bycatch results in several thousands salmon a day being wasted at each process facility. People think Pebble Mine is going to kill the salmon but the Pollock fleet has already beat them to it. Enjoy them fish sticks!
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