Ballots are going out soon for our 2022 ATA Board of Director elections. Only members in good standing will receive ballots we are seeking board members for Petersburg and Ketchikan currently. Thank you for keeping your membership current and check your mailbox…
Month: August 2022
ATA Press Release 8/10/22 In Response to Judge Jones’s Order Against Trollers
Our hook and line king salmon fishery is low impact, harvesting one fish at a time, and our harvests are annually limited to about a third of what we historically harvested. We’ve been fishing for over one hundred years using…
Bad Outcome: 9th Circuit Court Judge Rules on our WFC Case
Judge Jones finally ruled on the WFC case, not surprisingly, against us. Here is the ADFG press release as they also intervened. And the official order from the court. ADFG Press Release: Southeast Alaska Chinook Salmon Treaty Fisheries Under Attack…
ADF&G Press Release: Round 2 CARES Act Fisheries Relief Applications Now Available
Applications for “Round 2” CARES Act relief for fishery participants are now available on the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) web site. All applications must be submitted by mail through traditional methods, i.e., USPS, FedEx, UPS. The deadline for postmarking applications…