Fish in American fish sticks is fueling a fight over trawling in Alaska

North America Science Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:33:57 GMT High confidence — 76/100

The net rose from the heaving Bering Sea swells, packed so tightly with Alaska pollock that their heads squeezed through the webbing.
As the catch spilled onto the deck, other dead marine life came with it: a skate, crabs, jellyfish and, among the most consequential, salmon — the fish at the centre of a growing political and cultural fight over industrial trawling in Alaska.
"This is a wild capture fishery so you do run into your nontarget species, and a lot of people have a problem with that," said Maverick Blake, the boat's captain.

The net rose from the heaving Bering Sea swells, packed so tightly with Alaska pollock that their heads squeezed through the webbing.
As the catch spilled onto the deck, other dead marine life came with it: a skate, crabs, jellyfish and, among the most consequential, salmon — the fish at the centre of a growing political and cultural fight over industrial trawling in Alaska.
"This is a wild capture fishery so you do run into your nontarget species, and a lot of people have a problem with that," said Maverick Blake, the boat's captain.

Sources: CBC