🐟 **Sustainable Fisheries for a Thriving Future** 🌊



Brent Johnson believes in science-led management to secure the economic and environmental sustainability of Alaska's fisheries. Here's his take on key issues:

👩‍🔬1. **Expert Management**: Fisheries should be overseen by biologists, not politicians, to ensure decisions are data-driven and ecologically sound.


🎣2. **Reducing Bycatch**: Incidental harvest of halibut and salmon in trawls must be drastically reduced. Although trawling is managed federally, we advocate for stricter regulations to protect our local species.


👀3. **Observer Programs**: The long-liner observer program should continue only if justified by solid data, or else it should be sunsetted.


🐟4. **Cook Inlet Drift Fishers**: Support the rights of drift fishers to access traditional fishing areas based on biological data from forecasts, test boats, and sonar counts.


🥼5. **King Salmon Recovery**: The state must develop a comprehensive plan to restore king salmon populations, including research to understand their lifecycle and challenges in the Pacific Ocean.


🐣6. **Hatchery Oversight**: While hatcheries play a crucial role in supplementing fish stocks, it's vital to investigate any claims of negative impacts on local ecosystems thoroughly.


🔬 Let’s champion policies that use rigorous science to guide our fisheries, ensuring they can sustain not only our economy but also our Alaskan way of life.


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