“There’s been a significant decline of sockeye for a lot of different reasons,” said Rob Cadmus, executive director of the Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition. “And this fish passage barrier is likely one of those reasons.”
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The Southeast island community of Whale Pass is asking the state to pursue carbon credits instead of a nearby timber sale. But the state says it’s going ahead with the logging project.
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“[According to] Ketchikan airport’s overall record, that’s the 14th wettest day,” said Meteorologist Grant Smith. “So, this wasn’t even a top 10 event for Ketchikan. That just kind of shines some light on just how wet the Ketchikan area can get in those extreme rain events.”
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Ketchikan’s tribe wants to change the community’s designation under federal subsistence rules to give residents more access to subsistence resources. The tribe is asking to change from urban to rural status- which would apply to all 14,000 residents in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough. The tribe hopes that recent changes to the designation process will help it win approval.
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“A lot of people are upset,” said Derek Anderson. He and his wife own a fishing lodge in Craig on Prince of Wales Island. He says the public engagement meeting in Klawock was standing room only and full of emotion – subsistence, commercial, and sport users came together. “The main voice was no, this is not a good program for Southeast Alaska, in any way, shape, or form.”
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