Bristol Bay, Alaska, home to the world’s most prolific salmon run, is an area of international importance. The region is still threatened by the proposed Pebble mine, a large-scale copper and gold mine that would compromise 15,000 fishing jobs, a $2.2 billion fish-based economy, vibrant Alaska native cultures and traditions, and a highly coveted hunting and fishing destination. 

There has been bipartisan recognition of the importance of this area. In 2020 the Army Corps of Engineers denied the mining company a key permit needed to build their mine. In 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized Clean Water Act 404(c) safeguards for the waters surrounding the Pebble deposit. Yet, due to lawsuits by the Pebble Partnership and its allies, the region is still under threat. We respectfully request that you support local Bristol Bay residents, Tribes, hunters and anglers, as they advance long-term, community supported safeguards for the region.    

Universal opposition is backed by strong science that shows the proposed Pebble mine would have permanent and irreparable damage to over 100 miles of salmon streams and nearly 3,500 acres of wetlands, and risk catastrophic harm from a tailings facility that is uncertain to function as designed. The area surrounding the Pebble deposit is safeguarded for now, but  the fish, and fish-based resources of Bristol Bay will remain at risk until more durable safeguards are enacted.    

In recent years, the Bristol Bay sockeye salmon fishery has broken numerous records with millions of fish swimming through Bristol Bay waters each summer. At the same time, millions of comments of support for safeguarding Bristol Bay have poured in from across the country. Please support a cornerstone of America’s wild salmon future and our hunting and fishing legacy, as we pursue a future in Bristol Bay that maintains clean water, healthy habitat, and the most productive wild sockeye run in the world.