A declining Chilkat king salmon run has triggered the most restrictive fishing regulations in years and prompted cancellation of the annual Haines king salmon derby.
Citing a forecast that numbers of kings escaping to spawn would fall short of the minimum needed to sustain the fishery, state Department of Fish and Game biologists this week said restrictions will include:
· Closing Chilkat Inlet to sportfishing through June;
· Pushing subsistence fishermen south to Kochu Island…