From the transcript

But there's no similar research impact evaluation that's being considered before seabed mining leases could be issued in the same area. So it doesn't quite stand to reason that these areas that are closed to bottom trawling should instead be open to mining. And then, of course, our commercial and subsistence catches of all 5 species of Pacific salmon have declined in recent years in the Norton Sound fishing districts. And the drivers of population decline are very complex, But we don't— we do know that salmon need habitat in order to increase their population.

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