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Quoted moments from Alaska public meetings, hearings, and press conferences.

Clips from NOAA FisheriesClear
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“We return halibut to sea, as quickly as possible with a minimum of injury, and we focus on trying to return larger halibut that have a higher viability to sea quickly.”

NPFMC 280 Day 1 - October 8, 2026 ·

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“This EFP does not increase bycatch limits. This EFP does not create new changes or new modifications to regulations other than allowing trawl catcher processors under this limited test to donate halibut. It doesn't change camera requirements, doesn't change monitoring requirements, and it's done in compliance and consistency with the Observer Program.”

NPFMC 280 Day 1 - October 8, 2026 ·

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“we would be focusing just on those halibut that we can hold and retain after they've gone through that full and complete sampling process, and we've basically undertaken all reasonable steps to try and minimize halibut bycatch and mortality.”

NPFMC 280 Day 1 - October 8, 2026 ·

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Therese Vicente

“it's not that we're not in favor of adaptive measures, it's that they shouldn't replace and remove static closures to reduce bycatch and protect critical areas for salmon and other species.”

NPFMC 280 Day 1 - October 8, 2026 ·

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“The primary question to be answered in this kind of analysis is whether the magnitude and location of Atka mackerel removals in these locations is significant enough to cause demographic consequences to the current level of Steller sea lion population numbers in a small portion of the Aleutian Islands.”

NPFMC 280 Day 1 - October 8, 2026 ·

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“in the United States, you have 1 in every 8 people are food insecure, but in Alaska, it's 1 in every 6. Weeks, and it's 1 in every 5 children who are experiencing hunger. Um, disproportionately this affects, um, people in rural communities, coastal Alaska, uh, particularly Western Alaska.”

NPFMC 280 Day 1 - October 8, 2026 ·

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Angel Drobnica“Static closure areas are the opposite of adaptive management, and they do not recognize changing ecosystems, updated climate events and changing fishery practices and dynamics. Periodic evaluation is therefore critical.”

NPFMC 280 Day 1 - October 8, 2026 ·

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“Ocean Conservancy urges that the council take no action towards initiating a reevaluation of stellar sea lion protection boundaries. The potential risks of reducing these long-standing protections are substantial while the demonstrated benefits to the associated fisheries are limited at best.”

NPFMC 280 Day 1 - October 8, 2026 ·

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Hannah Lindhoff

“So we, we are trying to make sure that we serve Western Alaska communities when we distribute halibut. We have a program now where we have funding to purchase seafood. And so I think last year we did over 400,000 pounds of donations throughout Alaska, most of which was not from the PSC program, and almost none of which was halibut because halibut is expensive”

NPFMC 280 Day 1 - October 8, 2026 ·

0:42
“Ocean Conservancy urges the Council to take no action to reevaluate the current Steller sea lion protection areas.”

NPFMC 280 Day 1 - October 8, 2026 ·

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“We would be looking at allowing donations of up to 5,000 net pounds from the Northern Glacier only, and only when she's participating in that Bering Sea Yellowfin Sole, TLAS, fishery.”

NPFMC 280 Day 1 - October 8, 2026 ·

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Hannah Lindhoff

“our plan to make sure that all donated halibut comes back to Alaska communities from now on because of the health benefits of halibut, particularly its high vitamin D content, which is so important in our northern climate.”

NPFMC 280 Day 1 - October 8, 2026 ·

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Angel Drobnica“Groundfish Forum is here today to request that the council prioritize review and modification of Stellar Sea Lion closure areas by initiating a targeted action on 8 identified closure locations in the Aleutian Islands.”

NPFMC 280 Day 1 - October 8, 2026 ·

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“regulations established by Canada and the United States require that halibut that are caught by trawl vessels must must be returned to sea, and it's been that way for decades.”

NPFMC 280 Day 1 - October 8, 2026 ·

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Angel Drobnica“our request is intended to be deliberately narrow in focus. And scope to accommodate staff and resource limitations. We understand and respect the concerns on limitations, but we also strongly believe this action would provide multiple fishery benefits”

NPFMC 280 Day 1 - October 8, 2026 ·

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“It's only for those halibut that end up after deck sorting, after observer sampling, and that are food grade and are of a size that is allowable for us to process and provide, and that can be useful donations for SeaShare. It also comes at a cost.”

NPFMC 280 Day 1 - October 8, 2026 ·

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William Gibbons-Fly

“In just the past few years, the US tuna purse seine fleet has been reduced from 34 vessels to just 15 vessels operating today. The remaining vessels supply most of the tuna being processed in American Samoa and otherwise support the local economy there.”

House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Begich): Legislative Hearing ·

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William Gibbons-Fly

“When you're banning commercial fishing from 50 to 200 miles, there's very, you're, you're putting, you know, very significant strain on the fishing industry, putting people out of business, harming the economy of American Samoa with very little, very little conservation benefit.”

House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Begich): Legislative Hearing ·

1:02

William Gibbons-Fly

“Within two years of the expansion of the monument, one of the two canneries operating in American Samoa at the time closed, resulting in the loss of 800 jobs.”

House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Begich): Legislative Hearing ·

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William Gibbons-Fly

“China has long understood that engagement with the Pacific islands on oceans and fisheries issues is the single most important vector for establishing commercial and political ties. They have been expanding their influence across the Pacific by investing in shoreside facilities, building wharfs.”

House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Begich): Legislative Hearing ·

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Harriet Hageman“By contrast, fishing in nearly all of the US EEZ is regulated under the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and management Act. For 50 years, the act has propelled the United States to the forefront in terms of being the gold standard for fisheries management.”

House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Begich): Legislative Hearing ·

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Jared Huffman“While I'm open to finding solutions to sea otter management in particular regions, this bill inappropriately shifts the response responsibility to subsistence harvest and disadvantages Alaska Native artisans who carefully process pelts into arts and handicrafts. The bill also circumvents the Indigenous Peoples Council for Marine Mammals.”

House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Begich): Legislative Hearing ·

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William Gibbons-Fly

“Because these monuments are established under the Antiquities act, the process is exempt not only from the requirements of Magnus and Stevens, but also the requirements of the Administrative Procedures act, the National Environmental Policy act and other legislation, all of which are established by Congress to ensure fair, transparent and most importantly, science based decision making for the management of our nation's fisheries.”

House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Begich): Legislative Hearing ·

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Harriet Hageman“The bill at the heart of this hearing is sponsored by Representative Radawagan of American Samoa. Her bill states that within the boundaries of a marine national monument, fishing shall be regulated under the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management act, not the Antiquities Act.”

House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Begich): Legislative Hearing ·