Illegally Dumped Fish Waste Invites Bears, Fines
- July 16, 2018
(Anchorage) – With salmon arriving now in most Southcentral fisheries, anglers and dipnetters are reminded to takecare to dispose of fish waste properly. Discarding fish waste on public or private property or along roads, pull-offs,and trails can attract bears into residential areas and result in fines ranging from $300 to $1,000.
In Anchorage, where some 300,000 people live in close proximity to bears, fish waste is illegally discarded each
summer in vacant lots, greenbelts, and along city streams and lakeshores. Anchorage area wildlife biologist Dave
Battle believes many people who dump fish waste don’t realize the danger they create for others.
“Fish attract
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