Whitehorsestar.com - Leaders discuss salmon, caribou, pipeline
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Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell made his first visit to the Yukon last week since succeeding former governor Sarah Palin...
Premier Dennis Fentie held a brief news conference at cabinet headquarters in Whitehorse Friday afternoon to mark the meeting with Parnell, and the pair took questions from Alaskan and local media.
Dwindling salmon numbers in the Yukon River, Porcupine caribou conservation, the status of the proposed Alaskan gas pipeline and tourism rounded out the discussions, according to the two leaders.
Questioned on conservation measures for king salmon, Parnell referenced the Alaska Board of Fisheries’ move to prohibit subsistence and commercial fishermen from using gillnets with mesh larger than 7.5 inches...
The Alaska government said it will attempt a Porcupine caribou census this year and agreed to share that information with the Yukon government...
The premier also told the Star that while economics will ultimately determine whether the proposed Alaska Highway gas pipeline goes through the Yukon, or to Valdez, Alaska, the Yukon government’s preference is for the project to traverse this territory...
The premier said the Alaska pipeline issue loomed large in talks with Parnell over potential joint projects on energy, including converting diesel communities in the territory to natural gas. Hydro and wind projects are other options, Fentie added.
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