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Vance calls on board of fish to clarify stance on Cook Inlet commercial fisheries
One board member said he wanted to see no setnets or drifters operating in the inlet at all.
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Proposal to use beach seines in commercial fishery killed
The board amended the proposal to remove setnets from the east side setnet fishery before the motion failed…
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Winter King Tournament scheduled for March 22
This year’s event will be held at the Deep Water Dock at 4667 Freight Dock Road.
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Annual ADFG student ice fishing trip stymied by warm weather
Owing to continued warm weather, the annual Salmon in the Classroom ice fishing event put on for Kenai…
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CFEC to consider seines for east side setnet fishery
The change is contingent on the State Board of Fisheries approving the gear during their March meeting.
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Kenai River king salmon fishing closed entirely for 3rd year
Kenai River king salmon were designated a stock of management concern in 2023.
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Fish and Game projects 7 million sockeye for Upper Cook Inlet
This year’s forecast is greater than the department’s projections from last year.
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Local Trout Unlimited chapter hosts winter speaker series
Dave Atcheson will talk where, how to fish in Kenai Peninsula lakes on Feb. 4.
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Borough accepts fishery disaster funds, calls for proclamation of fishery disaster
The funding stems from fishery disasters that were first recognized and allocated in 2022.
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Trout Unlimited to host presentation on steelhead findings from Anchor River weir
The event is set for 6 p.m. at the Goods on Tuesday, Jan. 7
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Soldotna calls for disaster proclamation in 2024 east side setnet fishery
The governor has recognized economic disasters for local fisheries in 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023
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CFEC hears from setnetters on dipnet proposal at Kenai hearing
The CFEC gave emergency approval to the gear in May but decided in June not to approve dipnets…
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Board of Fish to consider expansion of commercial dipnetting fishery
Discussion of expanded time, days and season of commercial dipnet fishery scheduled for March
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Board of Fish to consider set beach seines for east side setnet fishery
Seines were tested on local beaches this summer in effort helmed by Lisa and Brian Gabriel
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Board of Fisheries again declines to hold Upper Cook Inlet meeting on Kenai Peninsula
The State Board of Fisheries this week rejected calls from the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the cities of…
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Board of Fish sets 2026 Lower Cook Inlet meeting for Seward
The board last met in Seward in 2019
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CFEC to again consider dipnets as gear for commercial setnet fisheries
The commission is responding to “new petitions” for the gear to be added
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Spend plan moves forward for 2021 and 2022 setnet fishery disasters
The National Marine Fisheries Service in June allocated $11,484,675 to address losses from the 2021 and 2022 fisheries
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Fly fishing film fest set for Monday
The event will feature the familiar silent auction and Kenai River Brewing’s Two-Timing Trout Ale
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Fish and Game comments on local proposals to Board of Fisheries ahead of work session
The requests ask the board hear fishing regulation proposals outside of their three-year cycle