{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Northern Journal","title":"The trawlers speak — another side of the Bering Sea bycatch debate","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5227,"description":"If you listen to this podcast, you probably know about \"bycatch,\" the accidental harvest of fish that aren't boats' target species. The issue — specifically, of salmon bycatch by Bering Sea whitefish trawlers — has become an all-consuming debate for some Alaska commercial and subsistence fishermen, along with leaders of Washington-based seafood companies and Southwest Alaska tribes. This episode features a rare interview with two officials from Bering Sea trawling-related businesses, Hunter Berns of Bering North and John Henderschedt of Phoenix Processor Limited Partnership. In it, we talk through the industry's history and operations — and the potential impacts of tighter regulations being considered by federal policymakers.If you like what you're hearing on the podcast, the best thing you can do is to buy a paid subscription to Northern Journal. I'm also looking for underwriters and advertisers for this show — you can reach me at nat[at]northernjournal[dot]com. Thanks for listening.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HxJtVsPoDWZVDtWoZQzJ-PkYdiFJb9vB2cRzJvqSUsg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZjNj/MDM0NTk2OTM0MTQ5/Y2RmMjU2YmY5NDQ0/NzYzOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}