Crystal Jones
37:09 - 37:57
“In a perfect world for me, I would ban all trawling, not just for the bycatch issue, but also for the environmental effects, both bottom and mid-water trawling”
- Speaker
- Crystal Jones
- Timestamp
- 37:09 – 37:57
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 13, 2026
From the transcript
In a perfect world for me, I would ban all trawling, not just for the bycatch issue, but also for the environmental effects, both bottom and mid-water trawling, because they've done studies and mid-water trawling hits the bottom majority of— most to a majority of the And so, it's a bit of a misnomer. The other thing we need to do is pressure the governor to make sure they're nominating candidates who represent rural, interior, and tribal subsistence and interests. I think that in the past, there has been what I would say corruption by the people who stand to benefit having a seat at the table. Cool. I didn't even have to do it, but I did anyways.
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