"I've never heard of the trawl fleet having to stand down for anything. At the very least, they should stand down during the [crab] molting season, which should provide some relief for the salmon."
- Fourth generation Bristol Bay, Alaska commercial setnetter Melanie Brown on how small boat fishermen and traditional fishermen like her are asked to stand down to conserve king salmon — while the pollock trawl fleet, which catches and dumps 141 million pounds of salmon, halibut, crab and other species bycatch every year, continues business, and bycatch, as usual.
