State cuts bring changes to Southeast commercial fisheries

The dark areas are pink salmon between the falls in the Anan Creek south of Wrangell, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Troy Thynes)
Commercial fisheries in Southeast Alaska have survived two years of state budget cuts but not without some changes.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Commercial Fisheries has cut some positions, ended some monitoring programs, and found some new funding sources.
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