Drift Assoc. Offers Clarification of Cook Inlet Salmon Management Lawsuit
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [United Cook Inlet Drift Association] - February 2, 2015
There have been numerous misstatements made about a lawsuit being pursued by the United Cook Inlet Drift Association, including published commentaries by Howard Delo, Les Palmer and Karl Johnstone (recently removed as Board of Fisheries Chairman). We hope that this brief statement provides clarification on the nature of this litigation.
After the passage of the Magnuson Stevens Act in 1976, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) set up a process for providing oversight of fisheries that fell under the Act. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is to work with the State and stakeholder groups to write Fisheries Management Plans for ...
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