Fish News
Lt. Gov. Treadwell rejects Cook Inlet salmon set net ban, says rule violates Alaska’s Constitution
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Margaret Bauman] January 7, 2014 A proposed statewide initiative to ban commercial shore gill nets and set nets in non-subsistence areas of Alaska was rejected Jan. 6 by Lt. Gov....
read moreThe History of Upper Cook Inlet Salmon Fisheries A Century of Salmon
By Katie Sechrist and Joe Rutz The salmon-rich waters of Cook Inlet in Southcentral Alaska have given rise to several unique fisheries over the past century. The Kenai River boasts some of the most...
read moreDenail Letter from Lt. Gov. Treadwell to AFCA Inc.
[gview file=”https://ltgov.alaska.gov/treadwell_media/initiatives/13PCAF%20Sponsor%20Denial%20Letter.pdf”] Because the Alaska Salmon Alliance wish to provide a wide breadth of...
read moreConserving the Kenai king is a mandate for board, Fish and Game
By WILLIAM S. MORRIS III Editor’s note: This is the 10th and final part of the Morris Communications series “The case for conserving the Kenai king salmon.” The entire series may be found online at...
read moreA king without a crown: Chinook vulnerable to ocean forces
By Abby Lowell, Morris News Service-Alaska/Juneau Empire Editor’s note: This is the ninth in the Morris Communications series “The case for conserving the Kenai king salmon.” Alaska’s long-lived...
read moreState says proposed setnet initiative won’t be on ballot
Ruling finds proposal to be allocative By Molly Dischner Morris News Service-Alaska/Alaska Journal of Commerce An initiative proposing a ban on setnets in certain parts of the state was rejected...
read moreKings in cycle: Salmon populations follow boom and bust pattern
By RASHAH MCCHESNEY and MOLLY DISCHNER Published: 2013.10.30 11:00 PM PHOTO BY PENINSULA CLARION In this May 28, 2011, photo, the sun rises behind Steve Rinker early on a Saturday as he fishes the...
read moreCompass: Susitna dam is a threat to salmon and fishermen
By STEVE HARRISON Published: October 25, 2013 If you are one of the 30,993 sportfisherman that fished in the Susitna river drainage in 2012, as reported by ADF& G in their annual sport fish...
read moreTurbidity study on Kenai River ‘languishes’ at state level
Original Article Source: Peninsula Clarion By Rashah McChesney A 2011 study linking boat traffic to violations of state standards for drinking water, recreational use and health of fish and wildlife...
read moreShame on the Kenai River Sportfishing Association
I’m no stranger to fish and wildlife politics, but the Kenai River Sportfishing Association’s (KRSA) recent successful efforts to oust Board of Fish (BOF) member Vince Webster by preventing his reappointment has to take the cake in terms of smear campaigns. From the start, KRSA’s “action alert” letter to members and legislators was a complete fabrication. They based the crux of their opposition to Mr. Webster based on the outcome of a proposal put forward by the Alaska Department of Fish & Game. In their action alert, KRSA claimed that Mr. Webster “participated in precariously and unnecessarily lowering the escapement goal of Kenai River king salmon during a time of record low abundance and uncertain future production.”
read moreBoard of Directors
Norm Darch, Executive Director
Mike Simpson, E&E Foods, VP of Alaska Operations (President)
Erik Huebsch, Kasilof Drift boat owner (Vice-President)
Janet Carroll, OBI Foods (Board Member)
Joseph Person, Setnet Fisherman (Board Member)
Richard King, Rogue Wave Processing (Board Member)
Robert Nathanson, OBI Foods (Alternate Member)
Ryan Doktor, E&E Foods, Plant manager (Alternate Member)
The Economic Value of Alaska's Seafood Industry
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) is a public-private partnership between the State of Alaska and the Alaska seafood industry established to foster economic development of the state’s most valuable renewable natural resource.
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