Parnell Taking Action Against Feds on Fishing Restrictions

Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
A National Marine Fisheries Service decision to restrict fishing in certain areas of the western Aleutian Islands has drawn the ire of Governor Sean Parnell. Parnell is taking legal action against the federal agency, saying that there is not enough scientific evidence that the fishing closures will help endangered marine mammals.

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