Fisherman in Western Alaska feel angry at the State fishing managers claiming that the managers mismanaged struggling salmon stocks on the Yukon river. Thus in turn adversely affecting the rural Alaskan communities.
The people of the Bethel region state that villages could no longer abide by state fishery plans as they were not consulted when these [...]
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Western Alaskan Fisherman are Struggling and Angry
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Energy Needs and Salmon Survival Clash in Pacific Northwest
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Representatives from environmental and conservation groups, local Oregon government officials, Northwest tribal government representatives, and federal agencies representing fisheries interests and departments of energy have been struggling to find an answer to questions surrounding the use of hydroelectric dams in the Columbia River basin. The river basin was once home to between 10 and [...]