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6/11/13 St. Paul Island Elder Mary Bourdokofsky has died; Salmon bycatch cap set for trawl fishermen

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Anchorage, AK – Mary Bourdukofsky has died after devoting her life to Unangan culture and history.

The North Pacific Fisheries Management Council has capped the number of Chinook, or king, salmong the Gulf of Alaska's Trawl fleet can unintentionally take. Commercial, sport and subsistence fisheries last year were closed across Alaska to allow Chinoook to spawn in water-ways across Alaska.