A federal judge proposed an order in December threatening to close Southeast Alaska’s troll fishery, a move that could spell financial trouble for fishermen, processors and other workers across the region, including about a dozen Chilkat Valley residents.
“It would be a pretty big disaster,” said Haines resident Brent Crowe, who runs a tender for the fishery. “It would put me out of business.”
The U.S. District Court magistrate judge’s recommendation is part of an…
