Thursday, May 8, 2025
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Alaska commercial fishing news and notes
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- I'm a journalist covering Alaska's commercial fishing industry. My real name is Wesley Loy. Reach me at wloy61@gmail.com.
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4 comments:
Comment from Jon Kurland, head of NMFS in Alaska:
"NMFS is continuing to review the petition and to develop the required 12-month finding."
Comment from Doug Vincent-Lang, Alaska fish and game commissioner:
"I'm not surprised by the lawsuit. Nor am I deeply concerned with a missed deadline. This is a significant action. I would rather have the agency take the necessary time to make a sound decision, than to meet a deadline and make a rushed decision."
Comment from the Alaska Trollers Association:
"On May 8, 2025, Washington-based Wild Fish Conservancy filed its latest lawsuit in its attempts to significantly curtail fishing of Chinook salmon in Southeast Alaska. Although this lawsuit alleges that the National Marine Fisheries Service failed to meet procedural deadlines under the Endangered Species Act it is a direct threat to the trolling community. WFC's complaint identifies troll fisheries as one of the threats to the Alaska Chinook salmon. As explained by Executive Director Amy Daugherty of the Alaska Trollers Association, 'Southeast Alaska trollers remain one of the strongest advocates for the health and proper management of Alaska Chinook because of how they support our way of life. Just as we did when WFC attempted to shut down the Southeast Alaska troll fishery in litigation that spanned 2020 to 2024, we will take necessary legal action to defend ourselves from WFC's agenda.'"
ALFA, AMCC rip the Wild Fish Conservancy's lawsuit:
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25939833/alfa-amcc-press-release.pdf
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