The coming mandate for higher quality fish deliveries in Bristol Bay could be particularly difficult for watershed residents, but some have said it could also be good news in the long term.
At least one Bristol Bay processor, Icicle Seafoods, has told fishermen that they'll stop buying dry fish in a few years after phasing in quality requirements, and more are expected to follow.
Right now, the decision to ice or not is left to individual fishermen. Incentives help encourage chilling fish, but an individual can try to catch more fish to make up the price difference, and different fishermen make different choices.
