Commercial Fishermen for Bristol Bay asked the White House Wednesday for a swift release of the Environmental Protection Agency’s updated draft watershed assessment of Bristol Bay.
A decision by the US Fish and Wildlife Service notwithstanding, proponents of a road to the Aleutian fishing village of King Cove will have another chance to plead their case for an emergency road to the all-weather airport at Cold Bay.
A number of finfish issues – 48 in all – will be up for discussion Feb. 26 through March 4 before the Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting in Anchorage.
The US Environmental Protection Agency is adding another layer to its Bristol Bay watershed assessment, a document that could ultimately play a critical role in mining ventures bordering on the fisheries rich waters of Southwest Alaska.