Yeah it’s the holiday season and we’re all supposed to be thinking happy thoughts, but it’s time for a little reminder of the massive threat to Bristol Bay posed by the proposed Pebble Mine, from our friends at TU and Save Bristol Bay.
Save Bristol Bay
The biggest wild salmon fishery on the planet needs your help. As wild salmon disappear around the globe, Bristol Bay, Alaska continues to produce healthy runs of salmon which contribute well over $400 million a year to the US economy, employ thousands of Americans, and provide a healthy food source for people around the world. Unfortunately, North America’s largest open-pit mine, called Pebble, is proposed in an area that straddles two of the Bay’s most important salmon rivers. If plans for the Pebble Mine are allowed to proceed, the mine will destroy fish, fishing jobs, and the way of life for Bristol Bay locals.
Learn more about how you can help protect this exceptional region from large-scale mine development – take action at www.savebristolbay.org.
What You Can Do
Chances are you’re not a resident of Alaska, in which case the best thing you can do is get in touch with your elected officials. Save Bristol Bay has made doing that really, really easy – just click here and you’re off.
Thanks.
Thanks for the link guys! I copied it over to Speypages and I hope that all of us non-resident anglers take a couple minutes to fill out the letter!
Thank you Seth – appreciate you passing it on!
Hey guys,
Thanks so much for highlighting this important issue. There is going to be increasing opportunities for lower-48 sportsmen to weigh in on this in the near future.
Please don’t hesitate to call or email me if you have questions or would like to get more involved.
Nelli
nwilliams@tu.org
As always – thanks for spreading the word.
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