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Federal appeals court preserves Alaska’s two-tier system for subsistence fishing management

Posted 8/21/25

Alaska’s current subsistence fishing program can continue without changes, according to a Wednesday opinion by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The ruling allows the federal government to continue offering preferential fishing rights to rural Alaskans — mostly Alaska Natives — who live a subsistence lifestyle.  That preference exists only […]

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