Biologists are considering unprecedented fishing restrictions this summer to protect a feeble return of king salmon to Chilkat River estuaries.
Options include closing sportfishing in Lynn Canal, prohibiting commercial fishing at night, and restricting days of the week that in-river subsistence fishermen can set out nets.
The Department of Fish and Game is expected to issue a season management plan in the coming weeks, following a commissioner-level discussion of alternatives.
Only 635 large kings…