This article was originally published in Fish Alaska Magazine. It details how despite key victories, ongoing efforts are needed to defend existing safeguards and secure permanent legislative measures in Bristol Bay, Alaska.
An important step has been taken to permanently safeguard one of the last great wonders of the salmonid world. U.S. Representative Mary Peltola (D-AK) has introduced a bill that would Congressionally prohibit the discharge of mine waste into rivers, lakes and wetlands that surround the Pebble deposit.
A commercial fisherman’s perspective on the fight for Bristol Bay.