The task force will study the impacts of bycatch on what it calls “high-value” state fisheries.
"Erik Velsko"
Drilling plan may not change much but still worries Southcentral fishermen and environmentalists
The Trump administration proposed last week to drastically increase the amount of Alaska waters open for oil and gas leasing. Along with keeping Cook Inlet open, it would also make areas near Kodiak and the Gulf of Alaska available for drilling, both of which are currently closed.
Homer fishermen grapple with cod decline
Regulators voted to slash Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod allocations 80 percent earlier this month after a massive decline in stocks. That has fishermen and processors around the Gulf deciding what to do when the season kicks off in January.