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SalmonState
@salmonstateak.bsky.social
We work to keep Alaska a place wild salmon and the people whose lives are interconnected with them continue to thrive.
Follow us to stay informed and take meaningful action on issues affecting wild salmon across the state.
Learn more: www.salmonstate.org
While the government is shut down, trawlers are still trawling — but the Alaskans are left in the dark about their bycatch of our public resources.
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
n a recent survey of more than 1,000 Alaskans, most named banning bottom trawling as their top priority when it comes to federal fisheries management in Alaska.

Ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/mtkpAuS
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
November is Native American & Alaska Native Heritage Month! Throughout the state, there are hundreds of Alaska Native words for wild salmon. Here are a few.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🎬 SalmonState, Fish Alaska magazine & Oceana invite you to a special FREE screening of 'Ocean with David Attenborough' that dives into the beauty of our ocean ecosystems and the dangers of bottom trawling.
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
🎃 This Halloween, grab your costume or take action to ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/2A2LYDH
October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Alaska Federation of Natives support for Land Protections is strong!
October 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
In a 2025 survey of more than 1,000 Alaskans, most named banning bottom trawling as their top priority when it comes to federal fisheries management in Alaska.

We asked, do you have anything to add about trawling? A personal story or concern? Here's what Alaskans had to say.
October 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We want to give a big thank you and shout out to our business partners Main Street Tap & Grill and The State I Am In podcast, which made the Kenai screening of 'Ocean with David Attenborough' a success.
October 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
For the first time ever, Congress has thrown out land use plans developed over years by hunters, fishermen, residents, businesses, Tribes and other locals. They've thrown out three, including the Central Yukon Resource Management Plan here in Alaska.
October 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Check out SAKred salmon who supplies fish from Cook Inlet in Southcentral Alaska: buff.ly/TTdJTld
October 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🎬 SalmonState & Mother Kuskokwim Tribal Coalition invite you to a special FREE screening of 'Ocean with David Attenborough' that dives into the beauty of our ocean ecosystems and the dangers of bottom trawling.

Join us at Palmer Community Center (Depot) on Wednesday, 10/22 at 6:30pm.
October 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Today is Indigenous Peoples Day. At SalmonState we are grateful to live and work in partnership with Alaska's first people and to reside on Indigenous lands throughout Alaska, including Lingít Aaní (Tlingit land, Juneau/Dzantik'i heení; Haines/Deishú; and Petersburg/Séet Ká Kwáan);
October 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🎬 You're invited to a special FREE screening of 'Ocean with David Attenborough' that dives into the beauty of our ocean ecosystems and the dangers of bottom trawling.
Join us at Main Street Tap & Grill on Saturday, 10/18 at 6:30pm.

RSVP: buff.ly/jFdIIAk
October 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Ban bottom trawling: salmonstate.org/bycatch
October 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Check out Wild Source Salmon who supplies fish from Bristol Bay Alaska: buff.ly/7C0KWM9
October 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We are proud to partner with Fish Alaska Magazine and The Kannery on a new column: The Trawl-Free Table! Pick up a copy of Fish Alaska for the first column, a delicious salmon bacon recipe, and a trawl-free table pledge. You can also find them all online:

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October 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Anchorage Bike to Work Day is this Friday, 7-9 am. We will have a station on the Chester Creek trail near the Davenport baseball fields. Stop by to say hi, grab some snacks and stickers.

Find us and other organizations on the map here: buff.ly/DqdRIFd
October 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
📰 Read the full piece, "The West Susitna road project is ignoring the voices of the Alaskans who live there," here: www.adn.com/opinions/202...

Defend the West Su: westsuwild.org/take-action
September 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
🎬 You're invited to a special FREE screening of 'Ocean with David Attenborough' that dives into the beauty of our ocean ecosystems and the dangers of bottom trawling.
Join us at the Sheet’ká Kwáan Naa Kahídi Community House on Thursday, 10/2 at 6:30pm.
September 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Alaskans, Tribes, and local businesses spent 12 years shaping the Central Yukon Resource Management Plan—balancing wildlife protections, hunting, fishing, recreation, and resource use across 13.3 million acres. Now, Congress is trying to erase it all.
September 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Check out Alaskans Own who supplies fish from Southeast Alaska: buff.ly/O2sjucN
September 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The trawl industry likes to tout its 1% bycatch rate — but talking about bycatch of Alaska's largest and most industrial fishery as a percentage understates the issue.
September 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🎬 You're invited to a special FREE screening of 'Ocean with David Attenborough' that dives into the beauty of our ocean ecosystems and the dangers of bottom trawling.

Join us at UAS Egan Lecture Hall, Room EG112, 11066 Auke Lake Way, Juneau, AK 99801 on Tuesday, 9/30 at 6:30pm.
September 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A BIG shoutout to the over 80 businesses who have signed up to be a part of Businesses for Stopping Wasteful Trawl Bycatch.

Do you own a business or have one in mind that you'd like to see listed? Send us a message or visit buff.ly/n9DnqOC to join for FREE.
September 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Check out Taku River Reds who supplies fish from Southeast Alaska: buff.ly/KNaYlf3
September 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM