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More sea otters pelts of course means fewer sea otters, whose growing numbers have cost the state tens of millions of dollars, according to Young. Southeast fishermen have seen sea cucumber, red sea urchin and Dungeness crab populations wiped out in areas upon the sea otters' return, which were reintroduced to southeast waters in the 1960s after being driven to near extinction. The abalone fishery closed in 1996.
“Alaska’s sea otter population has grown too large and too quick to the point that it is starting to have a negative impact on Alaska’s economy,” said Rep. Young. “By authorizing the domestic sales of pelts and the exportation of handicrafts; the market would increase for both Alaska Native hunters and craftsmen alike and provide a greater incentive for harvesting sea otters.”
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