We supported the US District Court decision to halt the Southeast Alaska troll fishery, but the US appeal court did not
Last week, Raincoast sent a letter in support of the US District court decision to halt the Southeast Alaska troll fishery during the summer and winter seasons. The SEAK troll targets migrating Chinook, over 90% of which are not salmon from Alaska. These Chinook are prey for endangered Southern Resident killer whales as they migrate to their home rivers in BC and the Pacific Northwest. In 2020…
https://www.raincoast.org/2023/06/we-supported-the-us-district-court-decision-to-halt-the-southeast-alaska-troll-fishery-but-the-us-appeal-court-did-not/