Nov 26, 2013 | Articles, Opinion
By Scott Christiansen There’s an established fishery war on the Kenai Peninsula that heated up in recent weeks on two battlefronts: politics and news media. The feud is yet another struggle over gear type and licensing, the type of controversy that’s become more...
Nov 26, 2013 | Articles, Opinion
This letter was provided to the Alaska Salmon Alliance by its author prior to being printed in the Alaska Dispatch (to which it is addressed) or any other entity. Thus, it has been reproduced in full here. Dear Dispatch, I am supremely disappointed in the article you...
Nov 26, 2013 | Articles, Opinion
By Peter E. Cannava With all the discussion concerning the Kenai River King salmon I am surprised that the issue of excessive guide pressure has not been brought up. The” commercial” guide industry impacts the Kenai on two fronts. One being the sheer number of kings...
Nov 26, 2013 | Articles, Opinion
By Peter E. Cannava With all the discussion concerning the Kenai River King salmon I am surprised that the issue of excessive guide pressure has not been brought up. The” commercial” guide industry impacts the Kenai on two fronts. One being the sheer number of kings...
Nov 26, 2013 | Articles, Opinion
By Howard Delo The Mat-Su Basin Salmon Partnership Symposium titled “Healthy Salmon, Healthy Communities” was held last week in Palmer. The partnership was formed in 2005 to address the increasing impacts on salmon habitat in the Mat-Su from human use and development...