Alaska attorney general blocks fisheries board restrictions on commercial salmon fleet, sparking legal fight
By
Olivia Ebertz
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Summary
The Alaska Board of Fisheries passed restrictions on the Aleutian commercial fishing fleet to protect salmon heading to Western Alaska spawning streams, but acting Attorney General Cori Mills invalidated those measures. This has sparked a conflict between commercial and subsistence fishing interests, with subsistence advocates now considering a lawsuit against Mills to reinstate the protections. The dispute centers on balancing commercial fishing operations with the needs of subsistence fishermen who rely on salmon runs for food and cultural practices.
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· 3 pulledAfter the Alaska Board of Fisheries passed restrictions on the Aleutian commercial fleet to protect salmon bound for Western Alaska spawning streams, Alaska's acting attorney general, Cori Mills, invalidated the measures last month.
Now, subsistence advocates say they may try to win the restrictions back in a lawsuit against Mills.
The board's new regulations, pushed by subsistence fishermen for years...
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