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Mary Peltola: “On Chinook salmon, we have been at 0% of our need for the…”

Featuring: Mary Peltola, Democratic | Former U.S. House Representative, Alaska At-Large

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Ocean Strategies Interview with Rep. Mary Peltola

Published | Video Starts at 17:44

So three years of total closure, and then on the Cusco quiminal, we have been at 20% of our total need for 13 years. On Chinook salmon, we have been at 0% of our need for the last three years. On chum, silvers were restricted last year. So, again, you know, maybe five or 10% of our real need, the species that's in abundance on our river are reds, sockeye, and it's very hard to harvest them because they run with kings and chums. (17:44–17:51)

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Asserts that the need for Chinook salmon has not been met for the last three years.

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