Alaska's wild salmon run each summer has to be one of the most amazing and beautiful spectacles on Earth. From May through August millions of King, Pink, Chum, Silver, and the gorgeous (and delicious) Red/Sockeye salmon complete their life's migrations from tiny fry, out to sea for two to three years, and back to the very stream from which they emerged. The Bristol Bay watershed is home to the world's largest Sockeye salmon run, is a dominant habitat for the four other Alaskan salmon species, and hosts several of the world's most pristine and productive trout fishing streams.
Canadian company Northern Dynasty and British company Anglo American, partners in developing the "Pebble Mine" project, are seeking approval to develop the largest open-pit gold, copper, and molybdenum "mining district" in North America, and possibly the world. If it is approved, the mine will sit directly above the headwaters of the Bristol Bay watershed.
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