Monday, April 10, 2023

Groundfish fisheries challenged

The Association of Village Council Presidents and Tanana Chiefs Conference have sued the National Marine Fisheries Service in federal court, challenging the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish fisheries.

The 33-page lawsuit cites trawl bycatch of salmon and "rapid and unprecedented" ecosystem change.
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Deckboss said...

Here's a press release on the lawsuit:

https://www.avcp.org/2023/04/10/two-alaska-tribal-organizations-sue-the-federal-government-to-protect-subsistence-fishing-as-the-salmon-crisis-intensifies/

April 11, 2023 at 12:41 AM

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