A commentary by a Sitka, Alaska resident who has been commercial fishing since 1989. He serves on the board of the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association and has served on several other fisheries and community-related boards and commissions.

It was disappointing to see David Mills, a fisheries advisor with the Watershed Watch Salmon Society, use divisiveness in the name of salmon conservation in his Nov. 15 commentary, “Let’s unite to fight Alaska’s salmon overharvest.”

Our world needs more collaboration and unity right now, especially when it comes to the shared management of wild Pacific salmon.

Rather than spreading misinformation and resorting to desperate exaggerations about highly complex and nuanced........

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