Why Alaska’s governor is seeking a disaster declaration

Alaska Governor Bill Walker has sent a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, requesting that federal government declare a disaster for four of the state’s regions hurt by one of the poorest pink salmon catches in decades.

The correspondence highlighted that salmon fishing in the Kodiak, Prince William Sound, Lower Cook Inlet and Chignik areas had failed and that the fishermen dependent upon these fisheries for their livelihood had been significantly impacted. Wa…


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