Fish were plentiful, but fishermen scarce for Southeast Alaska's first summer king opening
The 12-day season saw more chinook landed than expected, despite fewer boats being on the water.
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Chinook salmon lawsuit still looms over Alaska trollers
A lawsuit filed against the NMFS in 2020 reared its head once more, and it could force changes for Southeast Alaska trollers.
Source: seafoodsource.com
A state government shutdown could also shutter Alaska fisheries
A state government shutdown could also shutter Alaska fisheries Posted by Sage Smiley | Jun 23, 2021 A fishing boat passes Wrangell’s City Park. (Sage Smiley / KSTK) If Alaska state leaders can’t resolve an impasse over the budget, large swaths of state government will shut down in July. That could include Alaska’s lucrative summer salmon fisheries, which is causing concern across coastal communities. Listen to the story here. Southeast Alaska’s summer salmon troll fishery opens July 1. That’s the same day nearly 15,000 state workers could be out of work. Among those is Grant Hage...
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