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On today’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches holds a discussion about the North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting going on in Kodiak and the three trawl bycatch management alternatives. Julie Bonney, Duncan Fields, and Terry Haines join.

Kayla Desroches/KMXT A series of talks during ComFish titled “Right to Fish: Challenges and Opportunities in Alaska Fishing Access” inspired one speaker to dedicate part of his presentation to the inequality within catch share programs. Duncan Fields, who sits on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, elaborated on the tie between access and the right to fish. “When we talk …