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Board of Fisheries Should Act to Protect Wild Salmon Stocks
When the Alaska Board of Fisheries meets in Anchorage this October, it can act to place the protection…
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Fish board denies emergency petition on hatchery permit
The Board of Fisheries declined to take up an emergency petition related to hatchery pink salmon production in…
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Poor salmon runs result in low harvests, disaster request
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game counts…
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Poor salmon runs result in low harvests, disaster request
Poor salmon returns across the Gulf of Alaska are putting commercial fishing catches far behind the average and…
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Northern District king salmon setnetters stay closed
Subsistence fishermen in part of the Susitna River drainage will be able to harvest a few kings, but…
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After squall, fish board nominees sail through committee
After a rapid upheaval in the Board of Fisheries nomination process in March, Gov. Bill Walker’s two nominees…
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Walker nominates 2, including fish board chair, to federal fish council
Gov. Bill Walker has nominated two Alaskans for the North Pacific Fishery Management Council — one a current…
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Conflict sparks over Walker’s fish board appointment
Sportfishing groups are raising a hue and cry about Gov. Bill Walker’s proposed appointee to the Board of…
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Felony indictments against Maw dismissed
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to show that Roland Maw is the former executive director of…
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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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Local governments try again for central peninsula fish board meeting
Editor’s note: This story has been changed to clarify the Board of Fish’s meeting location decision at their…
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Joint board of fish, game considers meeting
The two boards regulating fisheries and game in the state are considering a joint meeting next spring. The…
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Board declines request to cap Kodiak sockeye harvest
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct an error about the sampling area of the Kodiak…
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Fish and Game looks to simplify sportfishing regs
Sportfishing regulations in Alaska are complicated and sometimes confuse anglers, but the Alaska Department of Fish and Game…