Alaska Wins Major Legal Battle to Protect Cook Inlet Salmon Fishery
(Anchorage, AK) – In a significant victory for Alaska’s salmon fishery, U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason has upheld the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) decision to adopt Amendment 16 to the federal salmon fishery plan for the Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). This ruling confirms that NMFS is not required to regulate salmon fishing within […]
