https://civileats.com/2023/08/14/how-alaska-natives-lost-the-right-to-fish-sacred-salmon/ Daily News and Commentary About the American Food System Wed, 30 Aug 2023 22:21:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://civileats.com/2023/08/14/how-alaska-natives-lost-the-right-to-fish-sacred-salmon/#comment-309387 Fri, 25 Aug 2023 10:19:30 +0000 https://civileats.com/?p=52599#comment-309387 I have for decades felt the rules should be
as follows.
1 Alaska Natives and there families
2 Alaska Residents and there families
3 Commercial Fishing
4 Charter / non residents
I am Native and a Resident . That’s my 2 cents.

]]> https://civileats.com/2023/08/14/how-alaska-natives-lost-the-right-to-fish-sacred-salmon/#comment-309385 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 20:03:51 +0000 https://civileats.com/?p=52599#comment-309385 Alaska Natives are part of the problem through their ownerships of huge Bering Sea trawl vessels via the federal CDQ program. The Coastal Region group, for example, has a motto “Pollock Provides.” They howl about salmon bycatch leaving their smokers empty while their boats are the culprits. A conundrum, for sure.

]]> https://civileats.com/2023/08/14/how-alaska-natives-lost-the-right-to-fish-sacred-salmon/#comment-309382 Sat, 19 Aug 2023 01:45:06 +0000 https://civileats.com/?p=52599#comment-309382 Looks to me like you wanted the commercial fishery, ie. modern technology and equipment, And your subsistence way of life and
over fished the resource. Now it is Trawlers, Area M etc to blame.
Quit blaming everyone but your selves.

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