Fish on! Ninth Circuit strikes down Seattle district court’s stop to SE Alaska king salmon troll fishery

The 9th U.S. Court of Appeals put a stop to the implementation of a U.S. District Court decision that would have resulted in the closure of the chinook fishery in Southeast Alaska for the summer. The controversy surrounding the chinook fishery arose due to a lawsuit by the Wildfish Conservancy, a Washington environmental lawsuit group … Continue reading Fish on! Ninth Circuit strikes down Seattle district court’s stop to SE Alaska king salmon troll fishery