NFI Submits Comments in Support of EPA Clean Water Act Proposed Determination Regarding Pebble Mine
The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) submitted comments on Tuesday supporting the EPA’s updated Proposed Determination to veto development of the Pebble Limited Partnership’s 2020 Mine Plan.
According to NFI, if finalized the EPA’s Determination would protect the Bristol Bay watersheds and rivers that support the world’s largest and most economically valuable sockeye salmon fishery. Most recently the harvest accounted for 57% of the world’s sustainable wild salmon harvest. Estimates also suggest that the Bristol Bay sockeye fishery provides over 15,000 jobs and...
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