{"id":573,"date":"2014-10-16T20:28:01","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T04:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prwriterpro.com\/blog\/?p=573"},"modified":"2014-10-20T21:26:16","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T05:26:16","slug":"video-sockeye-salmon-a-bristol-bay-treasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.prwriterpro.com\/blog\/alaska-news\/video-sockeye-salmon-a-bristol-bay-treasure\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Sockeye Salmon, A Bristol Bay Treasure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I don&#8217;t love eating fish, but eat it because is loaded with omega-3 fatty acids, in other words, good for the body. \u00a0\u00a0I do appreciate,\u00a0however, how important salmon is to Alaskan culture and Southwest&#8217;s\u00a0Alaska food web.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-611\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prwriterpro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Salmon-Kristy-LR-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-611 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prwriterpro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Salmon-Kristy-LR--150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Salmon Kristy LR\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Kristy Morris \u00a9 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The following\u00a0video was produced by<\/span> <a title=\"Bristol Bay Forever\" href=\"http:\/\/www.voteforbristolbay.com\/#\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bristol Bay Forever <\/a>and the\u00a0<a title=\"Renewable Resource Foundation\" href=\"http:\/\/www.renewableresourcesfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Renewable Resource Foundation<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, conservation-minded organizations\u00a0fighting to protect<\/span> \u00a0<a title=\"Bristol Bay Fisheries Reserve\" href=\"http:\/\/www.renewableresourcescoalition.org\/the-reserve\" target=\"_blank\">Bristol Bay Fisheries Reserve (BBFR)<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">and its salmon rich waters from\u00a0the proposed Pebble Mine. The Pebble Mine is expected\u00a0to be one of the largest mines in the world due to the area&#8217;s\u00a0 massive\u00a0 gold, copper an<\/span>d <a href=\"http:\/\/education.jlab.org\/itselemental\/ele042.html\" target=\"_blank\">molybdenum<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">deposits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Members of these groups\u00a0believe the health of the BBFR watershed would be threatened by toxic discharge from the mine.\u00a0 The watershed provides habitat for 29 fish species, more than 190 bird species, and more than 40 terrestrial species, including\u00a0brown bears, wolves, moose and caribou. The\u00a020-mile square area\u00a0proposed for the mine is currently undeveloped wilderness\u00a0with an enormous infusion of streams, rivers and estuaries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BBFR was established in 1972\u00a0to protect the area&#8217;s<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adfg.alaska.gov\/index.cfm?adfg=sockeyesalmon.main\" target=\"_blank\">salmon<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and other fish from the potentially toxic\u00a0effects of oil and gas development.\u00a0Mine development was not part of the 1972 initiative that requires &#8220;scientific proof&#8221;,\u00a0 signed off by the people we elect to office, that the proposed activities (oil and gas development), won&#8217;t endanger salmon\u00a0\u00a0and the economy built around them.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bristol Bay Treasure\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/43065314?dnt=1&#038;app_id=122963\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Because of its size, geochemistry and location, Pebble (mine)\u00a0runs a<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.savebristolbay.org\/sites\/www.savebristolbay.org\/files\/images\/Pebble_acid_mine_drainage.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">high risk<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a>of<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> polluting Bristol Bay, one of the world\u2019s few and most productive wild salmon\u00a0strongholds that supports a $500 million commercial and\u00a0sport fishery,&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0states<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.savebristolbay.org\/about-the-bay\/about-pebble-mine\" target=\"_blank\">savebristolbay.org<\/a>.<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> &#8220;For this reason, Trout Unlimited is working with a diverse group of fishermen, guides,\u00a0lodge owners, Alaska Natives, scientists, chefs, restaurant owners, seafood lovers and many others to try to stop the Pebble development and to protect Bristol Bay.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Pebble Mine proposal has been floating for years and is being challenged by the<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.epa.gov\/sites\/production\/files\/2014-07\/documents\/pebble_es_pd_071714_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">(EPA).\u00a0\u00a0After one year of living in Juneau, I would say most Alaskans oppose Pebble.\u00a0 Just \u00a0recently, more than 20,000 Alaskans expressed<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/hosted.verticalresponse.com\/545912\/af20062e88\/1464257525\/06eab9f46e\/\" target=\"_blank\">opposition <\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">to the mine and in support of the EPA&#8217;s\u00a0proposed protections for the salmon-rich region of southwest Alaska.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A July 2014 report by the EPA states, &#8220;Alaska\u2019s Bristol Bay watershed is an area of unparalleled ecological value, boasting salmon diversity and productivity unrivaled anywhere in North America. As a result, the region is a globally\u00a0significant resource with outstanding value. The Bristol Bay watershed provides intact, connected\u00a0habitats\u2014from headwaters to ocean\u2014that support abundant, genetically diverse wild Pacific salmon populations. These salmon populations, in turn, maintain the productivity of the entire ecosystem, including numerous other fish and wildlife species.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On the other hand, The<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pebblepartnership.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pebble Partnership<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, the entity proposing the Pebble Mine, states that the mine will provide jobs, economic development and valuable\u00a0minerals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Right now, it\u2019s an idea. An idea that could help power our nation\u2019s green energy initiatives,&#8221; states the<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pebblepartnership.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pebble Partnership\u00a0<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">website. &#8220;An idea that could bring jobs and infrastructure to Southwest Alaska, helping families remain in their villages and thrive.\u00a0An idea that all of this is possible in harmony with the environment.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I don&#8217;t have\u00a0 space to go deeper into this controversy, nor do I choose to as it takes much more study\u00a0and expertise than I have.\u00a0 That said, I will let you decide for yourself if Pebble is\u00a0a world-class mining prospect or a\u00a0world-class environmental disaster. If you choose to explore this topic further,<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pebble_Mine#cite_note-54\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pebblepartnership.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Pebble Partnership<\/a>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">the<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.epa.gov\/bristolbay\/about-epas-bristol-bay-assessment\" target=\"_blank\">EPA <\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/akcommonground.org\/events\/bristol-bay-forever-initiative\/\">Common Ground<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">offer a plethora of information on this topic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">All of the controversy aside, enjoy this <a style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Bristol Bay Treasure\" href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/43065314\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a>\u00a0and you to will understand why salmon is the sacred fish of Alaska.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0***<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thanks to\u00a0 Skip Grey for making me aware of this\u00a0phenomenal<\/span> <a title=\"Bristol Bay Treasure\" href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/43065314\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">about the life cycle of<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adfg.alaska.gov\/index.cfm?adfg=sockeyesalmon.main\" target=\"_blank\">sockeye salmon <\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">in<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Bfristol Bay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adfg.alaska.gov\/index.cfm?adfg=commercialbyareabristolbay.main\" target=\"_blank\">Bristol Bay, Alaska<\/a>,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and their economic and ecological importance.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>Text\u00a0 by Aleta Walther \u00a9 2014<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 Naturalist, Outdoor Excursion Guide, CIG, CTA, ATG<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CONTACT<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u00a0aleta@prwriterpro.com<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t love eating fish, but eat it because is loaded with omega-3 fatty acids, in other words, good for the body. \u00a0\u00a0I do appreciate,\u00a0however, how important salmon is to Alaskan culture and Southwest&#8217;s\u00a0Alaska food web. 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