Juneau, AK – SalmonState, Alaska Trollers Association and Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association are joined by sport and charter fishermen to condemn the Wild Fish Conservancy’s recent misguided decision to attack Alaskan fishing families, rather than the underlying cause of the…
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COVID-19 Procedures & Resources *Update*
ATA would like to keep you informed regarding COVID 19 procedures and other resources: COVID-19 Economic Relief for Alaska’s Small Seafood Businesses Press Release from the Governor regarding Covid-19 procedures Airport Travel Declaration Call Amy with other questions. (907) 957-8004…
ATA is Intervening on the Wild Fish Conservancy Lawsuit
April 21, 2020 In a unanimous vote last night, the ATA board voted to insert itself into the defense of the lawsuit filed in mid-March and its subsequent injunction against King salmon fishing via NMFS, and the troll fishery specifically.…
ATA Press Release: Injunction on SE Chinook Trolling Filed by Wild Fish Conservancy (April 17, 2020)
An injunction to halt all King salmon trolling effective July 1, 2020 was filed yesterday in federal court by Wild Fish Conservancy (WFC). This action was added on top of the WFC lawsuit brought against NMFS which names troll interception…
ATA Update – Tag Lines, April 3, 2020
Alaska Trollers Association Email Updates
Virus Procedures Mostly Affect Non- Residents
According to Thomas Koloski who works for the State on Homeland Security matters and was referred to in the UFA bulletin…. “Plan development” only applies to non-residents or folks coming up to fish or work in processing facilities. There is a 14…
The Real Problem with SRKWs
It’s nothing short of amazing that the Wild Fish Conservancy folks have chosen our fishery as the source of their concerns. Estimating toxics loadings to the Lake Washington WatershedKingcounty.gov – November 2, 2016 Fish containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) can pose…
ATA Update – Tag Lines, January 24, 2020
Alaska Trollers Association Email Updates
Removing Southeast From The Current Critical Habitat Proposal
As a result of a lawsuit brought in March of 2018 by the Center for Biological Diversity specifying critical habitat designation for the ESA-listed Mexico and Western North Pacific subpopulations of Humpback whales, NMFS has proposed designating an area the…