A Washington-based conservation group's lawsuit claims federal officials haven’t properly accounted for the Southeast Alaska king salmon fishery's impact on Puget Sound orcas, prompting opposition from Gov. Mike Dunleavy and local officials.
Local governments around Southeast Alaska are speaking out against a lawsuit that threatens to shut down trolling for king salmon across the region this year. The lawsuit aims to protect an endangered population of orcas in Washington state.
The winter king salmon fishery is currently underway. The summer king fishery typically opens July 1. She says king salmon trolling is a $29 million chunk of the economy — and almost three times as much when you consider related economic activity like fish processors. if necessary. Sitka’s local government also adopted a resolution opposing the lawsuit.
“That’s the one that kind of drives everything else. That’s the money fish. That’s the headliner,” Thompson said. “If you shut down the chinook fishery, it really has a major impact on all the troll fisheries as well.” Fishermen, processors, local governments and community members all over Southeast are pitching in cash to help the Alaska Trollers Association in the fight. Daugherty says Sitka, Petersburg, Pelican, Port Alexander and Craig have collectively contributed thousands, and Sitka’s assembly is “We are doing everything we can to keep our fishery viable and our fishermen on the water. We realize the importance to the small Southeast economies and the families,” Daugherty said.
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