Alaska Salmon Commercial Fishing Rules in Egegik, Bristol Ba
Alaska has very strict regulations on fishing so that the state can continue with a long-term sustainable fishing industry. In this video, Ole Oksvold, one of our fishemen has been fishing in Bristol Bay for nearly 25 years, explains the rules and regulations involved in commercial fishing in Egegik.
Duration : 0:4:7
February 21st, 2010 at 6:16 pm
This district cuts …
This district cuts off fish for the districts above it. Setnet fishermen in Naknek went from getting 700 lbs per year to 80,000 lbs when the line moved in. However, the line is back out again. The average boat in Egegik gets 500,000 lbs of fish while the line is out, while boats in Naknek and the districts above it get around 100,000 lbs per year or less. Eventually, Egegik will destroy the districts above it from overfishing the pass-by fish.