Northern Lynn Canal fishermen are starting a new organization after feeling like they don’t have a voice among Southeast Alaska gillnetters.
The newly formed Northern Southeast Alaska Gillnetters Association will replace the former Lynn Canal Gillnetters Association in Haines, said board president Ryan Cook. He said the old organization wasn’t on the books as a state-recognized nonprofit.
Cook said less than half of about 470 permitted gillnetters in Southeast are members of the United Southeast…
