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Welcome to Fishbasket.org

 

Rich, remote, wild and incredibly productive, Alaska's Bristol Bay and southeast Bering Sea are America's seafood stronghold. Our "fish basket" provides a healthy, abundant source of seafood to the nation and supports Native subsistence traditions as well as fishing families and businesses across Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. The Fish Basket Coalition is a diverse group of Native subsistence, commercial fishing, conservation and local community interests dedicated to a sustainable future for Bristol Bay and the Bering Sea, free from offshore oil and gas development. Now is the time to work together to protect our seafood stronghold, for once and for all!

Issues and Updates

fishing Bristol Bay, Protect Fisheries, Oil and Gas

What the New Interior Secretary Can Do for Bristol Bay

April 12, 2013

Fish Basket Coalition

In his final public webchat, outgoing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar answered a question from a Bristol Bay fisherman about his vision for Bristol Bay, home to multi-billion-dollar wild fisheriesRead more

Celebrating Wild Salmon at the Fur Rondy Parade

Keeping it Wild at the Fur Rondy Grand Parade

March 1, 2013

Amy K. Brown, AMCC

The Fish Basket Coalition along with the Alaska Marine Conservation Council (AMCC), Renewable Resources Coalition (RRC), World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and Alaska Center for the Environment (ACE) sharedRead more

Meet Courtenay Gomez, Director of Natural Resources - Bristol Bay Native Association (BBNA).

January 18, 2013

Verner Wilson III, WWF

Fish Basket Coaltion member and contributor, Verner Wilson, recently spoke with Courtenay Gomez, Director of the Natural Resources Department at the Bristol Bay Native Association (BBNA). BBNA is aRead more

Fish Basket in Seattle: Fish Expo and Bristol Bay Fishermen's Reception

December 12, 2012

Verner Wilson III, WWF

As a salmon fisherman who was born and raised in Bristol Bay, it was an honor to be part of the Fish Basket Coalition’s booth again this year. My organization, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), who I workRead more