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Fishing report: Kings boom, Russian River opener primed
There’s one thing sportfishermen can’t stop talking about this summer: the Kenai River king salmon fishing. For the…
Government
Kenai partners with Chamber of Commerce for fall silver derby
Kenai’s city government will have a say in how the town’s first silver salmon fishing derby — initiated…
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Ninilchik opens slow and steady
The spirits of anglers at the Ninilchik River season opening weekend were a stark contrast to the dreary…
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Copper River managers proceed cautiously after big king salmon takes
Commercial fishing managers in Prince William Sound plan to continue opening the fishery, despite concerns about low king…
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Fishing report: Hail to the kings
There were plenty of anglers on the Anchor River’s opening day this year, but king salmon were in…
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Park users, commercial fishermen clash over Tutka Bay net pens
HOMER — The debate over whether a Cook Inlet hatchery operator can move some net pens out into…
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While other species increase, salmon, herring landing values drop
The total value of commercial fisheries landings in Alaska didn’t change much between 2014 and 2015, but by…
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Kenai Peninsula residents get hands-on with streambank restoration
A sunny, warm Wednesday in Soldotna found about 40 people busily digging trenches and mounting willow boughs into…
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2017 sockeye forecast weak for Cook Inlet
Upper Cook Inlet’s commercial salmon fishermen are predicted to have another slow season, if the forecast proves accurate.…
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Borough to restore bank behind River Center
A heavily trafficked stretch of the Kenai River’s southern bank will get some restoration work in time for…
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Bill would authorize individuals to get fish enhancement permits
Individual Alaskans, private companies and nonprofits could jump into the world of incubating and releasing salmon under a…
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Governor’s bill would cut CFEC commissioners’ pay
Gov. Bill Walker has introduced a bill to trim the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission. The CFEC, the state…
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Researchers identify widespread parasite in Alaska scallops
A lot of Alaska’s scallops are sick, and scientists are trying to figure out why. Alaska’s scallop fishery…
Government
Concerns arise over Kenai silver salmon derby
Not everyone’s totally on board with the idea of an open silver salmon derby on the Kenai River…
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HB 199 gets hearing, won’t pass this year
The push a group of fisheries activists made to get a section of Alaska law overhauled is making…
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Ninilchik gets approval for Kenai gillnet in 2017
The Ninilchik Traditional Council officially has permission to put a gillnet in the Kenai and Kasilof rivers again…
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North Pacific council eases into salmon FMP
A lot of new faces are coming to the table at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, and…
Government
Kenai Chamber plans silver salmon derby
Move over, Seward — the Kenai River will get its own silver salmon derby this fall. The Kenai…
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North Pacific council to take up Cook Inlet salmon plan
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to show that UCIDA is no longer asking the court to…
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Pink salmon forecasts look up for 2017
After last year’s disastrously low pink salmon runs to drainages all across the Gulf of Alaska, the forecasts…