Fishermen End 3-Day Blockade

A U.S. ferry made its way to Alaska after Canadian fishermen ended a three-day blockade of the vessel aimed at drawing attention to a dispute over salmon fishing. A flotilla of about 200 fishing boats dispersed from around the Alaska state ferry Malaspina in Prince Rupert, about 470 miles north of Vancouver. The ferry, which had 142 passengers aboard, quickly took advantage of the opportunity to leave. The fishermen were protesting what they claimed was overfishing of Pacific salmon by their U.S. counterparts in Alaska and the failure of Ottawa and Washington to agree on division of this year’s catch.