Opportunity knocks

The industry has marked some major victories this year, from potentially fatal blows to Alaska's proposed Pebble Mine at the headwaters of the world's most productive salmon grounds to consensus among all eight fishery management councils that our federal fishery laws ought to be rewritten to allow managers and stakeholders in beleaguered fisheries some flexibility during recovery. But there is always room for improvement.

As we count down to reauthorizing the Magnuson-Stevens Act, we must pin our hopes on strong bipartisan support in a divided and divisive Congress. — Jessica Hathaway