By 9 am, more than 100 boats are anchored in the Naknek River entrance, some after a night of fishing the Naknek-Kvichak. Ivan Basargin of the fishing vessel Top Notch is one of them. He's here to join the demonstration against this year's low price. Basargin has fished in Bristol Bay since the late 1980s and builds fishing boats in the offseason. Standing in the wheelhouse of a boat he built, he says this year's low-price hits hard.
July 28, 2023
Bristol Bay fishermen protest price, lack of transparency
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