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Alaska's salmon collapse and the trawler fight

The science points at the ocean. The politics point at the fleet.

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Claims from: Council votes to recommend a cap on Western Alaska chum bycatch · Show all story claims

Canadian-origin fish made up about 12% of a 2026 chum run of about a million, half their usual share. What did that mean for the number of chum expected to reach the Canadian border?

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