Category: Recent News
From ADFG on the WFC Lawsuit
Wild Fish Conservancy Lawsuit Update The lawsuit brought by the Wild Fish Conservancy is a challenge to the Biological Opinion (BiOp), the document that provides Endangered Species Act coverage to all of Southeast Alaska’s salmon fisheries. The judge issued an…
What the heck is going on with the WFC Lawsuit?
On December 13, 2022 federal Magistrate Michelle Peterson issued a recommendation to close both the winter and summer Chinook fisheries until the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) revises its 2019 Biological Opinion that authorizes the Alaska troll fishery. Magistrate Peterson’s…
Troll White Papers
ATA and ALFA developed this white paper on trolling impacts for the purpose of educating the MRAG decision-makers in their MSC certification renewal considerations. – ATA.ALFA Orca White Paper Handout – ALFA.ATA White Paper. Orca, Chinook and Troll Fishery *up to…
ATA Troller’s meeting in Ketchikan is set!
10:00 am on Tuesday, 10/25/22 at Ted Ferry Civic Center and we will be serving good coffee!
IS YOUR MEMBERSHIP CURRENT?
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…
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…
