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Ep. 864: Is Trawling Destroying Alaska's Fisheries?
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Apr 20, 20261:43:52
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Steven Rinella talks with David Bayes.
Topics discussed: The Stop Alaska Trawler Bycatch group; the incomprehensible size of trawling nets; pulling up a quarter of a million pounds of fish with one trawl net sweep; a floating factory; the impact of bottom trawling and how many countries have banned it; what you're really not supposed to be catching; as good as dead if caught in a trawl net; different regs between the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska; population impacts on pollock, salmon, and many other species; the huge concern of the seafloor being destroyed and lost; and more.
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"Ep. 864: Is Trawling Destroying Alaska's Fisheries?" is an episode of The MeatEater Podcast. Runtime 1 hr 43 min. Published April 20, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
