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After Board of Fish, few changes to conflict between drifters, northern sport fishermen
The Board of Fisheries wrapped up its Upper Cook Inlet meeting in Anchorage with few changes for the…
Opinion
What others say: New oil find will help state, but doesn’t solve budget problems
It seems that almost every time talk picks up about Alaska’s oil days being on the wane, a…
News
Board of Fisheries doubles commercial smelt quota
Every spring, a few commercial fishermen jump out of their boats and net for eulachon by hand in…
News
Assembly member files complaint against borough
A Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly member is challenging a clause included in a legal nonprofit’s contract to defend…
News
Program certifies green tourism businesses
Tourism businesses in Alaska are getting certified for green practices, both as a way to move toward sustainability…
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Path forward after Kodiak sockeye genetic study unclear
A revelation that a large portion of sockeye harvested by Kodiak commercial seine fishermen originate in Cook Inlet…
News
No change for northern district setnets
Despite a suite of requests for both further restriction or liberalization of the commercial set gillnet fishery in…
News
Board passes sweeping change for early run kings
Early run Kenai River king salmon will now have more protection in the middle river and management will…
News
Invasive elodea found in Sport Lake
The invasive water weed elodea has been identified in Soldotna’s Sport Lake. The lake is one of the…
News
On Kenai dipnet, a call for cooperation
Although people debate the value of the Kenai and Kasilof personal-use dipnet fisheries, they all find at least…
News
Lack of coho data complicates fish board discussions
Although coho salmon populations have played an important role in many of the decisions made at the Board…
News
Most agree time to help early-run Kenai kings
Although fisheries users differ on technicalities, most of them agreed that the Kenai River’s early run of king…
News
Board of Fish adds 1 district-wide opener for drifters
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify that the Board of Fisheries did not add an…
News
Board of Fish takes steps to prevent Kasilof terminal harvest area use
Managers, Board of Fisheries members and the public agree on at least one thing about the Kasilof River…
News
Board loosens some season restrictions on setnetters
Upper Cook Inlet’s east side setnetters may get more fishing time next season. The Board of Fisheries passed…
News
Board rewrites Kenai late-run king plan
After a day of heavy clashes and divided votes, the Board of Fisheries reformed late-run king salmon management…
News
Delayed information leads to confusion over king goals
One common thread running through the discussion over the new large-fish Kenai king salmon goals: Frustration at being…
News
Truth in numbers: Board of Fisheries debates sockeye escapement, increases inriver goal
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to reflect that the Board of Fisheries changed the upper tier…
News
Some question value of Kenai sockeye optimum escapement goal
There’s one thing that people at the Board of Fisheries agreed on on Sunday — the escapement goal…
News
Public battles over drift fishing corridors at fish board
To be or not to be is the question for the Upper Cook Inlet drift gillnet fishing corridor.…