Judge said NOAA Fisheries must fix errors in its biological opinion to allow ‘incidental take’ of Chinook salmon.

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Judge said NOAA Fisheries must fix errors in its biological opinion to allow ‘incidental take’ of Chinook salmon.
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The economic hit is pegged at $85 million for SE trollers of which 85% are AK residents.
Starting prices for fishermen were down by more than a dollar from last year.
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Media hoopla runs high for the first fresh fish but prices plummet at retail.
CI setnetters would have option to sell back permits to the state: Rehab plan would restore depleted salmon stocks.
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