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Peltola Demands Trawl Ban as Sullivan Advances Bill

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) is challenging Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) on a trawling platform.
Peltola calls for a crackdown on factory trawlers and out-of-state corporations harming Alaska fisheries.
Sullivan authored a pollock bycatch-reduction bill that cleared the Senate Commerce Committee last week.
Data for Progress found 74% of likely Alaska voters and 77% of independents support a trawl ban.

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Story summary

U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) is challenging Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) on a trawling platform.
Peltola calls for a crackdown on factory trawlers and out-of-state corporations harming Alaska fisheries.
Sullivan authored a pollock bycatch-reduction bill that cleared the Senate Commerce Committee last week.
Data for Progress found 74% of likely Alaska voters and 77% of independents support a trawl ban.