Adjudicator Clears Path for BC Groups’ Challenge to Alaska’s “Sustainable” Fishery
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An independent adjudicator has accepted a complaint from three BC groups, who allege that Alaskan fisheries are raking up significant bycatch and potentially causing a 100% mortality rate for those non-target species.
Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas
![Ron Desjarlais and Hannah Hoag.](https://strongcoast.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PKP_7302-1024x683.jpg)
Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) are a powerful tool to provide important economic opportunities for coastal communities, and safeguard BC’s marine economy for all by protecting BC’s most vital habitats and species.