EPA: Development Of Pebble Mine Project Could Be Devastating For The 37 Million Fish In Bristol Bay

Are Alaskan Sockeye Salmon Doomed?

The 37 million or so sockeye salmon that spawn in Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed are back in the news this week, after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a draft scientific study Friday that concluded development of a large-scale mine could be devastating for the world’s largest wild sockeye salmon fishery.

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