Alaska House advances bill to allow commingling of fish for salmon setnetters

By: Sean Maguire

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 229

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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The Alaska House on Wednesday advanced a bill to establish cooperatives for salmon setnetters, which would allow commingling of fish.

Since territorial days, multiple permitholders, often from the same family, have stored and delivered their salmon together. But the language of state statute and regulation suggests that individual permitholders need to store and deliver their salmon separately.

Kodiak Republican Rep. Louise Stutes said that is impractical and unsafe. Permitholders are often …

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