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Make way for the king
Though the ice is barely out, the Homer harbor buzzed with activity on Saturday as anglers hit the…
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Next steps after sheep, goats test positive for pathogen
Some of Alaska’s wild sheep and goat populations are infected with a bacterium game managers and hunters have…
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Fish board takes on hatchery issues
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify that the board of fisheries did not form a…
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Poor northern Cook Inlet king returns lead to closures
King salmon runs to the Susitna River aren’t looking good for 2018, leading to closures in both the…
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State seeks federal exemption to manage sea otters
The state is targeting sea otters because of concerns about their growing population. The Legislature is considering two…
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Board of Fish to meet on peninsula in 2020
Central Kenai Peninsula fishermen will get to stay at home for the 2020 Board of Fisheries meeting. For…
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State Parks seeks information in sheep poaching case
Alaska park rangers are looking for tips on who might have poached a Dall sheep in the Cooper…
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Fish board approves rotenone use in Tote Road lakes
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has the first stamp of approval for its project to eliminate…
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Kenai plans second silver salmon derby
Kenai is taking another swing at hosting a silver salmon derby this fall. The city of Kenai and…
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KPBSD students take to ice for annual fishing day
A conspiracy was developing among the elementary schools student on the ice atop Sport Lake on Thursday: clearly,…
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Congress appropriates $200M for fisheries disasters
Commercial fishermen across the Gulf of Alaska might finally receive some checks from the federal government after the…
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Fishing license sales drop in 2017
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s sportfishing license sales fell last year, even while its revenue from…
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Cuts in commercial fishing budgets lead to reductions in staffing
Budget cuts at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game have led to reductions in staffing in the…
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Fish and Game looks to spread use of rockfish deepwater release devices
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the fact that nonpelagic rockfish experience barotrauma no matter how…
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Low silver returns to Seward in 2016 mean fewer to stock in 2018
The coho salmon returns to Seward may be slow next year, though Homer may see a boost in…
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Bill would authorize east side setnet permit buyback
The Legislature is set to consider a buyback program for commercial fishing permits in Cook Inlet’s east side…
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A look at the salmon habitat ballot initiative
The deadline for a ballot initiative to revise Alaska’s salmon habitat permitting laws is approaching, with deep divides…
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Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association leader to retire
The executive director of Cook Inlet’s regional hatchery organization is planning to step down. Gary Fandrei, the executive…
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Panel opens up conversation on salmon habitat policy reform
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify that the two commercial fishermen on the panel did…
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Fish and Game talks pike eradication on Tote Road
Neighbors in the Tote Road area have mixed feelings about the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s plan…