Dunleavy responded to fears over the bill in a video, doubling down on his assertion that it would not open opportunities for salmon farming.

A bill by Gov. Mike Dunleavy allowing fish farms in Alaska, which has banned them for the past 35 years, is getting a little bit of misunderstanding and a whole lot of opposition from legislators and interest groups,

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has proposed a bill outlining a roadmpa for the state to host closed-system finfish farms for the first time. Currently, Alaska law prohibits all such farming except for private nonprofit salmon hatcheries, many of which are run by Indigenous communities with the goal of rebuilding vulnerable wild salmon stocks.