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Desperate times for setnetters 

 07/23/12 - 8:40am

All is quiet on the beaches of Cohoe this July. An eerie silence has taken over what normally is tuned out by the bustling of clanking boat trailers, unmuffled beach trucks and outboards hitting the water. It is a sad and desperate time for the set netters of the Eastside. Set-net fishing has been at the core of the local culture for decades, long before other fishing types even existed. Set-net fishing has been central in the evolution of our infrastructure and is an important part of the management of Sockeye Salmon. 

 

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Why jeopardize Bristol Bay ecosystem? 

 10/24/11 - 10:13am

The fact that Pebble Mine is even being considered in such an extremely valuable habitat blows my mind. Why are we willing to let wealthy international corporations make an obscenely large profit at the expense of what is pure and dear to the heart of Alaska?

 

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