Urging federal fisheries managers to reduce trawl bycatch, maintain existing bycatch limits, and strengthen enforcement; and supporting federal efforts aimed at reducing bycatch and benthic habitat contact.

Alaska's HJR 35 is a resolution urging federal fisheries managers to maintain current bycatch limits for trawl fishing in federal waters off Alaska, require vessels to process and donate unintended catch (like salmon and seafloor species) instead of discarding it, and strengthen enforcement. It specifically targets trawl fisheries that incidentally capture salmon and bottom-dwelling species (such as crab and halibut), which affects commercial, subsistence, and sport fisheries. The resolution also calls for penalties for damaging seafloor habitats and supports federal research on reducing bycatch through better monitoring and gear innovation. As a non-binding resolution, it does not create new laws but requests specific actions from federal agencies like the National Marine Fisheries Service.