Haines trollers and a tender operator involved in the Southeast Alaska troll fishery are expressing frustration after a federal judge issued an order last week that could close the fishery.
The lawsuit, filed by the Washington state based Wild Fish Conservancy, seeks to protect endangered orcas off the coast of the Lower 48 and British Columbia — whales that feed on some of the same salmon harvested by Southeast Alaska troll fishermen.
Lindsay Johnson said…
