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Alaska’s dramatic features and extreme conditions have attracted men and women who hold a true love of the natural world. As Alaska negotiated its union with the United States, citizens drafted the state’s constitution to stipulate sustainable harvesting based on yield (Article 8.4).  Under Alaska’s sustainable fisheries practices, spawning salmon and other species are managed for river-specific and species-specific escapement goals. Alaska managers have the ability to temporarily close river systems to relieve stressed stocks. The state also banned aquaculture and fish farm practices, to protect the habitat for wild stocks. The result of embedded conservation into the state’s constitution...