NOAA Fisheries Seeks Public Input on Proposal to Close Commercial Salmon Fishing in the Cook Inlet EEZ

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NOAA Fisheries Seeks Public Input on Proposal to Close Commercial Salmon Fishing in the Cook Inlet EEZ

Council recommended measure responds to court ruling requiring Federal management of EEZ waters in Cook Inlet NOAA Fisheries is seeking public comments on a proposal to amend the Fishery Management Plan for the Salmon Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska (Salmon FMP) to prohibit commercial salmon fishing in federal waters, also called the exclusive economic […]

Congressman Don Young Introduces Legislation to Protect Wild Fish Populations

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Congressman Don Young Introduces Legislation to Protect Wild Fish Populations

  Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Alaska Congressman Don Young introduced H.R. 2467 – the Keep Fin Fish Free Act. This legislation prohibits the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Federal Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) unless specifically authorized by Congress. This important environmental legislation has the […]