Petersburg joins other Southeast Alaska communities in asking for stronger sea otter management

Petersburg joins other Southeast Alaska communities in asking for stronger sea otter management

Sea otters. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) The Petersburg Borough Assembly passed a resolution on Sept. 15 calling on state and federal authorities for help dealing with rising sea otter populations. Petersburg now joins Wrangell and Haines in asking for stronger otter management. The Petersburg resolution urges authorities and stakeholders to collaborate in creating a sea otter management plan. It also asks the federal government to loosen re…