December 2011

This issue focuses on a frequently asked question using documents currently available for readers to examine online. These include Northern Dynasty Minerals’ 2011 Preliminary Assessment and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s draft conceptual diagrams prepared for its ongoing Bristol Bay watershed assessment. Pebble Watch also explores a question the EPA is asking during the watershed assessment: “Is the Bristol Bay salmon fishery the world-class fishery it is depicted to be?”