Alaska’s Bristol Bay Up for Federal Protections
EPA moves to shield world’s largest sockeye run from mining.
Alaska
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Rally: Stop the Pebble Mine
January 23, 2014, 12:30 pm, Seattle, Washington (Fishermen’s Terminal)
Join WSC, Senator Maria Cantwell, Chef Tom Douglas, commercial fishermen, and salmon conservation and industry advocates from across the Northwest as we rally to tell the EPA to protect Bristol Bay, Alaska and stop the Pebble Mine. -
Pebble Mine and EPA Watershed Assessment
Large-scale mine near headwaters of world-class salmon fishery could wipe out 90 miles of streams.
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Voices of Bristol Bay
Challenging the Pebble Mine with Citizens’ Alternative for state lands in Bristol Bay.
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Making a Stand in Alaska
WSC’s new Alaska program: going where salmon are.
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Bristol Bay Map
One of the greatest threats to Alaskan salmon is the proposed Pebble Mine at the headwaters of the Nushagak and Kvichak rivers in the Bristol Bay region – the most productive salmon ecosystem in the world.
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Report: Pebble Mine Dangers
New scientific report concludes Pebble Mine is a monumental gamble that risks too much.
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Progress on Stronghold Legislation
Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act will establish proactive policy to protect healthiest salmon habitat.
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EPA to Study Impacts on Bristol Bay Salmon
EPA responds to petition from southwest Alaska tribes and commercial fishing organizations opposing the Pebble Mine.
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In Defense of Salmon
Scientists testify in support of a fish refuge for Alaska’s Bristol Bay.