Fish News
Letter to the editor: Limits for all
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...
read moreSalmon deserve attention
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...
read moreKenai kings need more spawning protection
Posted: November 24, 2013 – 10:31am | Updated: November 25, 2013 – 1:08pm By Dwight Kramer In recent years we have seen a troubling pattern of near record low returns of both early and...
read moreMat-Su Salmon Symposium Wrapup
The 6th annual Mat-Su Salmon Symposium was another great success thanks to the dedication, input and perspectives of many. This year’s theme was healthy salmon, healthy communities with Keynote...
read moreAJOC EDITORIAL: Legal, historic harvest is not bycatch
By Andrew Jensen, Managing editor “Words have meaning, and names have power.” The word of the day is bycatch, and those who would use it against Cook Inlet setnetters well understand the power of...
read moreKings drive news, but sockeye users drive Inlet economy – Morris Communications Series
By Rashah McChesney, Morris News Service-Alaska/Peninsula Clarion There are very few things that can immediately quantify the declining value of sport fishing for Kenai River king salmon as quickly...
read moreMat-Su Borough approves salmon protections for culverts
By MOLLY DISCHNER, ALASKA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE As fishing organizations throughout Southcentral gear up for the contentious Cook Inlet fisheries meetings this winter, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough...
read moreHomer News Editorial – 11/14/13
Alaska Salmon Alliance proposes better way to solve our fish fights Posted: November 14, 2013 – 9:09am Battles over fish are nothing new to Alaskans. It is part of the state’s story that...
read moreProposed setnet ban draws fire – Peninsula Clarion
Commercial fishing groups worried about initiative Posted: November 12, 2013 – 9:39pm | Updated: November 12, 2013 – 9:45pm By Rashah McChesney Peninsula Clarion Since the newly formed...
read moreFishing Industry Fights Back Against Proposed Set-net Ban
By Alexandra Gutierrez, APRN – Juneau | November 12, 2013 – 5:37 pm Commercial fishing groups are pushing back against a proposed ballot initiative that would ban a sector of their...
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