Protect Alaska fisheries from offshore drilling

By: Linda Behnken

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: June 24, 2026

Words: 534

Last Updated: 4 weeks ago

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Alaska and fisheries are intrinsically linked, both economically and culturally. Alaska’s fisheries provide for communities and rural economies across the state—and they will do so sustainably, year after year, provided we take care of the ocean and rivers that support them.

That is why Alaska should be excluded from the federal government’s latest plan for offshore drilling, called the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, or Five-Year Plan. It would open …

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