Buck Laukitis

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Buck Laukitis is a commercial fisherman who resides in Homer and has fished in the Bering Sea for halibut and salmon for over 20 years. He is director of the North Pacific Fisheries Association.

Alaska must lead on halibut management, before it's too late

OPINION: When it comes to halibut populations, what happens in the Bering Sea matters to everyone from Nome to California.

By Buck Laukitis●

December 11, 2014 at 6:50 pm

Bering Sea fishery management needs to change for halibut users across Alaska

OPINION: What happens in the Bering Sea affects all halibut users in Alaska, and the system need to change because it treats halibut as a currency to be spent, but never to be saved.

By Buck Laukitis●

May 22, 2014 at 7:07 pm