Ocean Wise Cancels Alaskan Salmon’s Stamp of Approval
![a purse seiner in alaskan waters, capturing a net of salmon with a big red no symbol in front of it.](https://strongcoast.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Smithers-supports-halting-Alaskan-interception-of-wild-salmon-2-1-1024x683.png)
Seafood sustainability group Ocean Wise has removed its “recommended” status from salmon fisheries in southeast Alaska.
CANFISCO and the Individual Transfer Quota (ITQ) System
![Canfisco wearhouse](https://strongcoast.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CANFISCO-and-ITQ-1-1-1024x1024.png)
The ITQ system has had a negative impact on owner-operated small boats. It has become increasingly common for owner-operators not to be able to afford quota. The result is an industry that should be community-based but is instead under the control of corporations.