A controversial 2023 court ruling ordering the closure of commercial trolling for king salmon, or chinook, in Southeast Alaska has been lifted.
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Commercial trolling for Southeast king salmon closed for the season in July, and will not reopen this month. That marks the second summer in a row their season has ended before they could catch the all of their yearly king allocation. Now, the trade group representing them is outraged.
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The 9th District Court of Appeals heard cases for and against a lower court ruling that threatened to halt Southeast Alaska’s king salmon troll fishery. Although there’s no decision yet, a panel of judges expressed sympathy for the coastal communities that could be hurt by the order.
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Southeast trollers can fish for king salmon this summer after all. A federal appeals court ruled that the Southeast Alaska king or chinook troll fishery can open on time this summer: July 1st.
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A Washington-based conservation group closed this summer’s Southeast Alaska king salmon — or chinook — troll fishery after a three-year legal battle. Now, the group is doubling down. They’re pursuing Endangered Species Act protections for several populations of king salmon across Alaska.
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The National Marine Fisheries Service Wednesday published a final rule designating critical habitat for three populations of humpback whales including some areas in Alaska. The federal ruling affects the eastern Aleutians, Kodiak, Prince Williams Sound, as well as the coastlines of Washington, Oregon, and California. The ruling excludes Bristol Bay and Southeast Alaska.
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Fishermen from different gear groups united against a proposed federal rule to designate Southeast Alaska as critical habitat for humpback whales. Many of the fishermen voiced their opposition during a three-hour meeting hosted by the National Marine Fisheries Service in Petersburg Jan. 6.
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