Thanks to CVN for calling attention to the dire straits of Kelsall River king
salmon. Lynn Canal Conservation has attempted to bring this issue to the attention of the Division of Forestry, commercial fishing interests, Haines Sportsman’s Association, and the public for nearly two decades. In 1998, Fish and Game’s Habitat Division requested a moratorium on timber sales in the Kelsall. Global economic factors, rather than cautionary policy changes, put a stop to large sales…