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Alaska salmon fishermen fume over low prices, but processors say they’re hurting too

Bristol Bay fishermen are calling for strikes, lawsuits and “the goddamn picket signs and pitchforks” in response to low salmon prices. But an industry expert says processors have been "screwed," too.

By Nathaniel Herz, Alaska Beacon July 21, 2023
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Fishing boats in Bristol Bay this season.

A few times this summer, Jared Danielson, who fishes for salmon on the Alaska Peninsula, found himself fighting back tears in his bunk.

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