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Salmon bycatch, electronic monitoring on the table at Sitka meeting of North Pacific Fishery Management Council

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jun 8, 2022 | Local News, Syndicated

The NPFMC will cover a wide range of species harvested in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska, but based on public comments, salmon bycatch and electronic monitoring (EM) will be big issues. Read More

Federal judge questions venue for king salmon injunction

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | May 29, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated

A federal judge heard oral arguments on Thursday (5-28-20) in a lawsuit brought by a Washington state environmental group seeking to shut down king salmon fishing in Alaska this summer, to protect the food supply of endangered killer whales. Much of the legal debate concerned whether the US District Court was the appropriate venue for the challenge. Read More

Suit targets Alaska salmon management to protect southern killer whales

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jan 10, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated

Washington state-base Wild Fish Conservancy is threatening to sue the federal government over the management of Alaska’s chinook salmon fisheries, and their impact on an endangered population of killer whales. Read More