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The salmon ballot initiative everyone in Alaska is talking about

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Bristol Bay sockeye. Photo by FlyOut Media By: Nelli Williams When Alaskans go to the polls in November we will have the opportunity to vote on a ballot measure 1 called, “An Act providing for protection of wild salmon and fish and wildlife habitat.” You may have already heard of this as the measure being…

Sportsmen applaud EPA's assessment of Bristol Bay, Alaska

Contact:Shoren Brown, Bristol Bay campaign director, sbrown@tu.org, (202) 674-2380Tim Bristol, TU Alaska Program Director, tbristol@tu.org, (907) 321-3291 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sportsmen applaud EPAs assessment of Bristol Bay, Alaska; Call on President for swift action to protect fishery, jobs, and economy Washington, D.C. Hunting and fishing groups across the country voiced support for the Environmental Protection…

Alaska Salmon Delivered to Sonoma County with a Conservation Message

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Mary Ann King, Stewardship Coordinator, Trout Unlimited, 510.507.0097 Heather and Kirk Hardcastle, co-owners/fishermen, Taku River Reds, 907.209.8424 Scott Becklund, Seafood Manager, Pacific Market, 707.823.4916 Alaska Salmon Delivered to Sonoma County with a Conservation Message (SEBASTOPOL, California, March 15, 2010) – Pacific Market, Taku River Reds, and Trout Unlimited will be collaborating…

Meet Chennery

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I am excited to work to protect the wild places that I have grown to love while guiding in Alaska.

Canadian Mines Threaten Southeast Alaska Salmon, Tourism and Tribal Resources

logosforTransboundaryDCfly-in.jpg March 26, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts:Brian Lynch, Executive Director, Petersburg Vessel Owners Association, pvoa@gci.net, 907-772-9323 Dale Kelley, Executive Director, Alaska Trollers Association, ata@gci.net, 907-723-8765 Raymond Paddock III, Environmental Coordinator, Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, rpaddock@ccthita.org, 907-209-8535 Canadian Mines Threaten Southeast Alaska Salmon, Tourism and Tribal Resources Fishing and…

Dolly Varden: all you need to know

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Dolly Varden are a close relative to bull trout and it wasn’t until 1978 that the two species were confirmed to be distinct. In the continental United States, Dolly Varden naturally only occur in coastal the drainages of northwestern Washington from the Canadian border south through Puget Sound and south on the Olympic Peninsula to the Quinault River.

State of Alaska files lawsuit to stop protections for Bristol Bay 

The lawsuit defies a strong science record and overwhelming support for Clean Water Act 404(c) protections by Bristol Bay residents, Alaskans and anglers  Contacts:   ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Today, the State of Alaska filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in U.S. Supreme Court, attempting to block Clean Water Act safeguards for the headwaters…

Instagram Live with Brad Elfers from Alaska Fly Fishing Goods

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Join me tomorrow – that’s Friday, September 25 – at 11 AM AKDT @troutunlimited when we talk with Brad @alaskaflyfishinggoods about fishing in AK. After all, how can five species of salmon plus rainbows, steelhead, cutthroats, Arctic char and grayling (and more) be anything but awesome?

Five Rivers Odyssey: The role of commercial fishing in the Tongass

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When people think of Alaska, they often think of large commercial fishing boats raking in their piece of the fortune that salmon bring to the waters off the coast of Alaska. Commercial fishing has shaped Alaska’s economy and culture, and it has provided job opportunities in places where they might not normally exist. In Southeast…

October Marks Alaska Wild Salmon Month in the Nation's Capital

MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary 703-284-9408 emooney@tu.org October Marks Alaska Wild Salmon Month in the Nations Capital Join Trout Unlimited and Washington, D.C. Chefs and Restaurants in Promoting and Protecting Alaskas Bristol Bay ANCHORAGE, Alaska Together with a diverse coalition of chefs, restaurateurs, commercial fishermen, anglers, hunters, lodge owners, outfitters, guides and…

The Alaskan rainbow trout: All you need to know

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Alaska’s rainbow trout populations are still largely intact and robust, largely because of remote locations with limited accessibility, abundant and pristine habitat, and conservative management.

Trout Unlimited Supports Legislation to Address Virus Outbreak in Pacific Salmon

Contact: Paula Dobbyn, Trout Unlimited, Alaska Program, Director of Communications, 907-230-1513 or pdobbyn@tu.org For Immediate Release Alaska Director Praises Senators for Quick Action to Protect Wild Salmon Juneau, Alaska Trout Unlimited today applauded quick action taken by Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.,) Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska,) and Mark Begich (D-Alaska) to address the outbreak of infectious salmon…

Southeast Alaska's Salmon and Trout Fisheries Contribute Nearly $1 Billion Annually to Regional Economy

January 17, 2011 Contacts: Thomas Wegge, TCW Economics, twegge@tcwecon.com or 916-451-3372 Mark Kaelke, Southeast Alaska Project Director, Trout Unlimited Alaska, mkaelke@tu.org or 907-321-4464 Tim Bristol, Director, Trout Unlimited Alaska, tbristol@tu.org or 907-321-3291 Paula Dobbyn, Communications Director, Trout Unlimited Alaska, pdobbyn@tu.org or 907-230-1513 Southeast Alaskas Salmon and Trout Fisheries Contribute Nearly $1 Billion Annually to Regional…

Bristol Bay giveaway

Published in Clean Water Act, Advocacy
Man fishing in clear river with hundreds of fish

Trout Unlimited in Alaska has teamed up with partners to give away a trip for two to Kulik Lodge in the heart of Bristol Bay in celebration of the Clean Water Act safeguards that were achieved earlier this year. 

Trout Unlimited Praises Southeast Alaska's Record Salmon Harvest

Contact: Mark Kaelke, Trout Unlimited, Southeast Alaska Project Director – (916) 207-8294 Paula Dobbyn, Trout Unlimited, Alaska Communications Director – (907) 230-1513 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trout Unlimited Praises Southeast Alaska’s Record Salmon Salmon bounty a testament to the region’s habitat and careful management Juneau, Alaska A new report indicates that 2011 was a record year…

Faces of Bristol Bay series: hunt, fish, Stop Pebble

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A big game hunting and fishing guide’s perspective on safeguarding Alaska’s Bristol Bay. You know the saying; “I get by with a little help from my friends”. As we cross into our second decade of advocacy for Bristol Bay, friends are more important than ever. The region is threatened by the proposed Pebble Mine; an open…

Knowledge = protections

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For the past seven years, Mark Hieronymus has been on a mission to explore and document previously unknown anadromous waters in Southeast Alaska for Trout Unlimited’s Fish Habitat Mapping project. 

Roadless Report

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Roadless America’s Sporting Lands Trout Unlimited’s latest report, Roadless: America’s Sporting Lands, illustrates how our outdoor traditions depend on maintaining strong safeguards for roadless areas. The research, much of it provided by state and federal agencies, shows that maintaining large, unfragmented roadless areas is the most effective and cost-efficient form of conservation. In terms of…

Campaign to Save Alaskas Bristol Bay Wild Salmon Comes to the Nations Capital October 19-23

Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary 703-284-9408, emooney@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Campaign to Save Alaskas Bristol Bay Wild Salmon Comes to the Nations Capital October 19-23 Trout Unlimited and Washington, D.C. Chefs and Restaurants Band Together to Promote and Protect Alaskas Bristol Bay, the Countrys Most Prolific but Threatened Fishery (Washington, DC) Together with a…