Category: Recent News
Board of Fisheries Comments Cutoff November 13th: ATA supports Proposals 258 & 259 – REVISED
Public Comments on Proposal 257 through 259, need to be posted to the ADFG BoF website by and before November 13th. Due to recent technical glitches experienced at ADFG, please do not wait until the last day to submit them.…
ATA Success at the Board of Fisheries
On Friday, 10/13/23, the Board of Fisheries (BOF) passed ACR 11, 12 & 13. These ACRs all effect theSEAK Troll Fishery. ATA supports 12 & 13. We are relieved that the Board voted to schedule these in theupcoming Statewide Salmon…
TROLLERS! QUICK DEADLINE HERE: LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR ACR 13 NEEDED BY 9/27/23
Agenda Change Request 13 (ACR 13) was introduced by ATA Board candidates Monique Wilkerson andDave Richey in effort to rectify an unfounded modification of language from what was passed by theBoard of Fish, March of 2022 as RC 178, into…
Article: All of lower Columbia River to open for fall salmon fishing (From The Columbian)
All of lower Columbia River to open for fall salmon fishingFall chinook numbers expected to increase from earlier projectionThe Columbian by Allen Thomas – September 20, 2023Fall salmon fishing in the entire lower Columbia River will be open beginning Friday (Sept.…
LAST CALL: 2023 ATA Powertroll Nominations Are Open
Nominations are now being accepted for the following ATA board seats until August 20th ! The open seats for nominations are: Please contact ATA via the mail, or email or phone call to nominate a troller for the ATA board.
Non-profit The Whales Tail Discover SRKW Eat Other Fish Besides Chinook
Hi All, In their recent annual Summer gathering in Seattle the non-profit The Whales Tail had this to say (among other things): “Question: Are the resident orcas expanding what they eat? Mark Sears replied that on the outer coast, they…
A Message from the Maine Lobstermen
Hello Alaska Trollers! My name is Kristan Porter and I am President of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association. I have been watching what is happening to you guys from the east coast. The situation you are all in is very similar to…