Maine lobstermen see their plight reflected in Alaska salmon trollers' saga

SEAFOOD SOURCE • July 4, 2023

Fresh off legal victories, lobstermen in the U.S. state of Maine and  salmon trollers across the country in Alaska are finding kinship in a shared narrative. In a letter sent to the Alaska Trollers Association, Maine Lobstermen’s Association President Kristan Porter said both organizations had fought similar battles against environmentalists who want to end commercial fishing over concern about the threat it poses to whales. “The situation you are all in is very similar to the one we are in. Basically, it is the environmental groups trying to put hard working fisherman out of business, using whales as a vehicle to do it,” Porter said.