Compass: Salmon policies that all can share are needed

Original Source: Anchorage Daily News By PAUL DALE Alaska’s wild salmon runs are part of what makes our state and community distinctive. They differentiate us from almost all other coastal regions in the world. Fishing — whether sport, commercial,...

Response to KRSA Article by Ricky Gease

This is a tough one for me. I’ve wrestled with these questions I’m going to present for weeks and months now, and I still can’t find an explanation for both sides of the story.

So, let me lay out what I do know…

For whatever reasons Kenai River Sportfishing Association wanted Vince Webster off of the Board of Fish, but the reasons they gave to legislators don’t hold water. Here is the list of reasons, as emailed from KRSA. My questions are entered in italics…

Mat-Su Salmon Report

Here’s a report about the Mat-Su watershed and salmon habitat. This report was compiled and produced for the United Cook Inlet Drift Association, June 2013. [gview...

Little Susitna River Salmon History Report

This report provides a background on the Little Susitna River salmon runs from 1886 to 2012.  This report was authored and published by the United Cook Inlet Drift Association (2013). [gview...

Compass: Act now, or we’ll lose Kenai River kings

Original Source: Anchorage Daily News By DAN COFFEY The world famous Kenai River king salmon are facing a major crisis, with historic low returns of this special salmon to their spawning grounds. I say this as a former chairman of the Alaska Board of Fisheries and a...