'They will be damning an entire way of life': Alaska lawmakers warn NGO lawsuit threatening salmon troll fishery would have wide-ranging consequences

Several groups in Southeast Alaska are asking for protection 'from present and future misdirected or malicious lawsuits.'

Mary Peltola and other Alaska lawmakers say a lawsuit filed by Wild Fish Conservancy "specifically attacks Alaska’s management of its chinook salmon fisheries under the Pacific Salmon Treaty." — Mary Peltola and other Alaska lawmakers say a lawsuit filed by Wild Fish Conservancy "specifically attacks Alaska’s management of its chinook salmon fisheries under the Pacific Salmon Treaty."Photo: Mary Peltola

Rachel Sapin

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Published 8 June 2023, 13:30Updated 8 June 2023, 17:43