Photo: Pat Ford
August 11, 2020
By Fly Fisherman Staff
Donald Trump Jr. and Joe Biden both agree, Bristol Bay is no place for a mine. After the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Pebble Mine in July, public outcry over the mine reached all all-time high. The Canadian-owned mine at the headwaters of the Nushagak and Kvichak rivers in Bristol Bay, Alaska, threatens the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery, with more than 40 million fish returning to spawn so far in 2020.
“As a sportsman who has spent plenty of time in the area I agree 100%. The headwaters of Bristol Bay and the surrounding fishery are too unique and fragile to...
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