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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…
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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…
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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…
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Without both commercial and sport funding, UAF declines research donation
The University of Alaska Fairbanks turned down an offer for funding for research on Kenai River king salmon…
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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…
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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…
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No change for northern district setnets
Despite a suite of requests for both further restriction or liberalization of the commercial set gillnet fishery in…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…