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08/23/2026

And trawlers bycaught 29,301 chum salmon in the last two weeks of NOAA tallies.

Ban bottom trawling or kiss your butt goodbye: link in bio or https://salmonstate.org/bycatch

08/21/2026

Halibut in Alaska are at our near their lowest levels on record — but so far this year, trawlers have been allowed to bycatch 3.3 million pounds of what is, on average, juvenile halibut.
That’s a lot of individual halibut.
Ban bottom trawling or kiss your butt goodbye: Link in bio
Thanks Isaac Spotts for the video!

08/19/2026

08/19/2026

This announcement is a clear example of a top-down, DC-driven approach to management in the Tongass that is out of touch not only with what people here want, but with the reality of the place itself.

The main claim in the USDA’s release is that stripping Roadless protections will minimize wildfire risk, but the Tongass is a temperate rainforest, with rainfall ranging up to 225 inches per year in the wettest locations. It does not experience wildfires like those in other places.

The Roadless Rule currently protects the remaining unroaded areas of the forest, preventing the building of taxpayer-funded logging roads, but not essential infrastructure or other approved projects.

Tell the Trump Administration: We don't want to waste tens of millions of taxpayer dollars building logging roads for clearcuts. Prioritize fish. https://salmonstate.org/unleash-fish-not-clearcuts

Read the whole press release from SalmonState, Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association, UnCruise Adventures and The Boat Company: https://salmonstate.org/press-releases/out-of-touch-withdrawal-of-roadless-rule-will-damage-tongass-fisheries-economies

08/19/2026

Anyone who's ever tried to start a fire with wet wood knows how ridiculous and out of touch this announcement is.

The Tongass is a rainforest. It gets up to 225 inches of rain in the wettest locations. But the announcement headline is "USDA acts to remove roadless rule restrictions that exacerbate rising wildfire risk."

Take action at salmonstate.org/unleash-fish-not-clearcuts

08/19/2026

The sign says it all.



Reposted from Bristol Bay Forever

08/19/2026

Ban bottom trawling or kiss your butt goodbye: salmonstate.org/bycatch

08/19/2026

Thank you to everyone for stopping by the SalmonState table at Salmonfest this year! We also want to congratulate Shayla, pictured, for winning the giveaway prize. We'll see you next year for 2027 Salmonfest

Missed us? Take action: salmonstate.org/bycatch

08/18/2026

The State of Alaska plans to give away nearly 20,000 acres of our public land to AIDEA (Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority) - a state-owned corporation with a terrible record of wasting public funds on questionable projects. The question: What for? A data center!

Learn more about this state giveaway of public lands: https://www.adn.com/opinions/2026/08/10/opinion-a-20000-acre-land-giveaway-deserves-more-than-a-public-notice/

Comment by August 19th https://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/comment/submit/?topic=aidea_pcua