Trollers tied up in Sitka’s ANB Harbor. Under an action plan approved by the Alaska Board of Fisheries, winter trolling for kings closed in Southeast on March 15 — a full 6 weeks earlier than usual. The Chinook Futures Coalition supports conservation measures to protect dangerously-low stocks in Southeast’s big river systems, but director Deb Lyons believes politics are in play as well. (KCAW file photo)
