Dwindling numbers of the fish have led indigenous people to sue the Alaskan government for failing to protect the fishery o Photographs by Pieter Ten HoopenEvery spring, the herring arrive in the cold Alaskan waters of Sitka Sound to spawn. But as those waters have warmed, their numbers have fallen drastically.Tribal leaders in Sitka have long called for better protection of herring, a fish that holds cultural as well as economic significance for the people here. To demand protection of the sac roe herring fishery on which their way of life depends, they are taking the Alaskan government to court. Continue reading...
The Sitka tribe's struggle to save Alaskan herring - photo essay
5. prosinece 2019 12:30
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/05/the-struggle-for-sitkas-herring-photo-essay-alaska
Zdroj: The Guardian