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SEPTEMBER 11, 2000

Alaska Natives say they will do anything to protect their sockeye fishery in the Eastern Aleutian islands, despite opposition to the fishery by Governor Tony Knowles and others.

Alaska Natives say their catch has already dropped by 60 percent. But Knowles and others want fishing in Area M limited, because they say it ends up lowering the supply of salmon to other areas of the state.

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Slow salmon run has villagers fearful of future (The Anchorage Daily News 9/11)