EcoFish Wild Alaskan Salmon are caught by local family fishers, either troll caught (on hook-and-line) or gillnet caught. We chose Alaskan salmon because they are abundant, their habitat is intact and the fishery is extremely well managed. State biologists count salmon as they migrate up their natal river, and don't open the fishery until enough salmon escape up river to spawn and create a healthy population for future years. Salmon that return to rivers in Alaska are abundant because the rivers are clean and healthy and able to sustain salmon eggs and young salmon.
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