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…

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…
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…
Alaska Trollers Association Email Updates
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…
Things went well enough at the Board Work Session October 23 & 24 in Anchorage. ATA submitted comments on ACR 1 through 3. ACR 1 was supported by ATA. It will make a regulation change to allow for Chum trolling…
Dear Trollers, Did you get cited by Enforcement this year? Please scan your citation to ATA at alaskatrollers@gmail.com. We are reviewing this matter in order to assess if it needs addressing. Thank you!” – Amy DaughertyExecutive Director Alaska Trollers Association
ATA attended a 2-day meeting in Sitka on Steller Sea Lions in April. This was an informational venue as there was little solid outcome of the meeting. There was a lot of brainstorming and an opportunity to connect with some of…
We are receiving reports from our brethren, the Albacore trollers, that although a MOU was signed in 1993, the Chinese high seas fleet is alive and well and recently having a stronger presence in the North Pacific. Albacore trollers fish…