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Northern District fishermen also looking for solutions
Original Source: BY MOLLY DISCHNER, ALASKA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Upper Cook Inlet fishermen aren’t the only ones concerned for their future. In the Northern District, managers and users are worried...
read moreBoard tackles thorny Cook Inlet issues at statewide meeting
Original Source: BY MOLLY DISCHNER, ALASKA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE What to do when the Kenai River late-run king salmon may not meet escapement is up for discussion in Anchorage, in hopes that users and...
read moreGUEST COMMENTARY: Burden should be shared to conserve Kenai kings
Original Source: Alaska Journal of Commerce by Ricky Gease In response to the historic sport and commercial fishery closures during 2012, justified by the smallest return of Kenai kings ever...
read moreGUEST COMMENTARY: Solution needed for Cook Inlet salmon dilemma
Original Source: Alaska Journal of Commerce by Arni Thomson The Anchorage/MatSu region is the major population center in Alaska and the fastest growing area in Alaska. Cook Inlet, an integral part...
read moreGUEST COMMENTARY: Manage Inlet to protect Northern District stocks of concern
Original Article Source: Alaska Journal of Commerce by Bruce Knowles In 2012 Gov. Sean Parnell stepped out for the first time ever and declared a statewide king salmon fishing disaster; enormous...
read moreSpawning an Alliance for Salmon
The Alaska Salmon Alliance is a new organization comprising commercial fishermen and seafood processors on the Kenai Peninsula. They have joined together with the goal of preserving long-term opportunities, not just for themselves, but for all user groups dependent on the salmon stocks of Cook Inlet in Southcentral Alaska.
read moreSustainable Seafood Infographic
Check out this neat sustainable seafood infographic from One World One Ocean. Alaskan wild salmon are clearly the wise choice! (Click post to see download) [gview...
read moreAlaska Salmon Alliance Letter to the Editor – Seafood.com News
Posted: Monday, November 11, 2013 Letters: Alaska sport fishermen aim to destroy state’s salmon management with ballot measure SEAFOOD.COM NEWS [Letters] Nov 11, 2013 To the Editor of...
read moreSportfishing Advocates Push For Ban On Cook Inlet Set Nets
By Alexandra Gutierrez, APRN – Juneau | November 6, 2013 – 3:11 pm Between oil taxes, marijuana regulation, mining, and the minimum wage, there’s a mess of ballot issues that Alaskans...
read moreCall the king salmon taken by Cook Inlet setnetters what it is: bycatch – Opinion
By Craig Medred November 10, 2013 When comes the time to call a spade a spade? As a reporter, I have for years consciously avoided using the term “bycatch” when referring to the king...
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