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As US pollock quota decision nears, lobbyists and Native groups spar in court

Some Alaska Native groups want recent groundfish quota decisions vacated, arguing they violate federal environmental law.

Lisa Murkowski led a field oversight hearing entitled, "The Impact of the Historic Salmon Declines on the Health and Well-Being of Alaska Native Communities Along the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers" in Bethel, Alaska on Friday November 10, 2023 at the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital.
Lisa Murkowski led a field oversight hearing entitled, "The Impact of the Historic Salmon Declines on the Health and Well-Being of Alaska Native Communities Along the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers" in Bethel, Alaska on Friday November 10, 2023 at the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital.Photo: AVCP
Published 4 December 2023, 14:37Updated 4 December 2023, 22:50
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