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Salmon wars are raging in Alaska as subsistence fishermen in Western Alaska push back against new fishing restrictions meant to protect struggling salmon runs—rules that were swiftly overturned by the state’s acting attorney general. With June’s spawning season underway and Indigenous communities facing food insecurity, subsistence advocates threaten legal action, even eyeing the Alaska Supreme Court. Meanwhile, commercial fishermen in the Aleutians argue the rules crushed their livelihoods, pointing to their own successful self-regulation efforts. Ethics complaints swirl around board members who backed the restrictions, and while the commercial side dropped their lawsuit, the cultural and economic stakes remain sky-high—this isn’t just about fish, it’s about survival, tradition, and the future of Alaskan communities.

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