New program seeks to restore fishery access for rural Southeast communities

New program seeks to restore fishery access for rural Southeast communities

(Courtesy of Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association Media Library) Two small Southeast communities will soon have an opportunity to enter a fishery that’s become difficult for many rural fishermen to participate in. Residents of Yakutat and Kasaan will be able to lease halibut quota through a regional program aimed at restoring rural and Indigenous access to Alaska’s coastal fisheries.Jill Weitz is with the Central Council of the Tlingit and Ha…