Haines’ sole wildlife trooper could be vacating town this summer, a possibility that has the Public Safety Commission concerned about enforcement of new and old fishing and wildlife regulations.
Wildlife trooper Ken VanSpronsen said he was recently notified that he might be relocated for all or some of the summer to the Bristol Bay commercial fishery, one of the world’s largest fisheries. Trooper enforcement during the fishery is historically short-staffed, he said.
“The long and…
