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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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American crab fisherman Lee Andrich reports that a fleet of 14 Soviet vessels has entered Kodiak waters, sweeping the ocean bottom clean of fish and crabs, destroying crab pots, and forcing U.S. fishermen to abandon prime king crab areas 30 miles south of Kodiak.
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KODIAK (AP) -- The skipper of an American fishing boat said Friday the presence of Russian fishermen had caused him to leave prime king crab areas in Kodiak waters.
Lee Andrich, captain of the "Merganser," said a fleet of 14 Soviet vessels moved into an area 30 miles south of here last week.
He said Kodiak crab fishermen have lost large numbers of crab pots since the ships arrived.
Pot fishing is impossible in the face of the Russian huge trawling operation, Andrich said. He said the Russian trawling was sweeping the bottom clean of both fish and American crab pots.
"We were just forced to pick up our pots and leave," he said.
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Kodiak
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Friday
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kodiak crab fishermen have lost large numbers of crab pots; forced to pick up pots and leave prime king crab areas.
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The skipper of the American fishing boat 'Merganser' said a fleet of 14 Soviet vessels moved into an area 30 miles south of Kodiak last week. Pot fishing is impossible due to the Russian huge trawling operation, which is sweeping the bottom clean of both fish and American crab pots.