Bristol Bay

© Jonny Armstrong

Alaska’s Bristol Bay Up for Federal Protections

EPA moves to shield world’s largest sockeye run from mining.

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© Wild Salmon Center

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.

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© Jason Ching

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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© Ben Knight

Voices of Bristol Bay

Challenging the Pebble Mine with Citizens’ Alternative for state lands in Bristol Bay.

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© Dave McCoy

Making a Stand in Alaska

WSC’s new Alaska program: going where salmon are.

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© Ken Morrish

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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© Ben Knight

Report: Pebble Mine Dangers

New scientific report concludes Pebble Mine is a monumental gamble that risks too much.

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© Ken Morrish

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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© Steve Baird

In Defense of Salmon

Scientists testify in support of a fish refuge for Alaska’s Bristol Bay.

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