Kodiak Daily Mirror
Terry Haines
March 24, 2026
The Alaska Board of Fisheries considered four proposals at its meeting last week that sought to significantly change how trawl fisheries are conducted in state waters. Trawlers have been under a great deal of scrutiny of late for bycatch issues and because it has become common knowledge that mid-water nets do in fact sometimes contact the bottom. All four proposals would have imposed significant requirements and restrictions on trawlers, especially pelagic, or mid-water trawlers.