The Southern Resident killer whale population in Southeast Alaska and Puget Sound near Seattle number between 70 and 80, but Alaska fishing groups still say the court ruling is wrong.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The troll fishing industry on Alaska’s Panhandle is set to take a hit in favor of protecting a particular killer whale population.
Daugherty also said that the ruling — which came from Seattle U.S. District Court Judge Richard Jones — undermines all the work that the trollers have done to ensure they fish conservatively. “This court decision is the largest victory for southern resident killer whale recovery in decades and will be celebrated internationally,” Wild Fish Conservancy’s Executive Director Emma Helverson.
“The court’s decision is disappointing, not only because it puts the future of Alaska’s small-boat fishing families in jeopardy, but it distracts from the larger, more urgent issues that are causing the continued decline of the Pacific Northwest’s Chinook and orca populations,” said association director of the Alaska Longline Fishermen Linda Behnken.
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