Fish News
Latest McDowell Group seafood report shows job growth
By: DJ Summers Alaska Journal of Commerce Posted: Wed, 01/20/2016 – 1:57pm Harvesting Alaska seafood ranks between oil and tourism in economic impact, according to a new report detailing on...
read moreASMI releases new economic study
Alaska Seafood Industry Pumps $14.6 billion a Year into US Economy SEAFOODNEWS.COM By Peggy Parker – January 20, 2016 A new study commissioned by the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute found...
read moreKTVA News in Anchorage continues coverage of so-called Kenai Fish Wars
KTVA’s Rhonda McBride on “Frontiers”: The Alaska Supreme Court recently threw out a setnet ban initiative. So, what’s next for the long running fish fight in Kenai? In this web...
read moreAlaska steps back from the brink – John Sackton Editorial
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Editor’s View] by John Sackton January 5, 2016 The Alaska Supreme Court decision preventing a ballot initiative to ban salmon set nets in parts of Cook Inlet last week allowed...
read moreFourteen year delay on publishing research reports defended by ADF&G
Alaska Journal of Commerce ADFG insists studies were used despite going unpublished By: DJ Summers Posted: Wed, 01/06/2016 – 2:07pm Use it, then lose it, was the fate of a long-delayed Kenai...
read moreHuge Win for Commercial Seafood as Alaska Supreme Court Rejects Sport Fish Ballot Initiative
SEAFOODNEWS.COM By Peggy Parker – January 4, 2016 Commercial salmon fishermen, along with the entire seafood industry in Alaska, heaved a huge sigh of relief on New Year’s eve as...
read moreAJOC EDITORIAL: Time for Penney to drop vendetta against setnetters
By: Andrew Jensen Managing Editor Posted: Wed, 01/06/2016 – 1:58pm Bob Penney is now 0 for 2 at the Alaska Supreme Court in his efforts to reallocate Cook Inlet salmon stocks at the ballot...
read moreNews coverage of the Supreme Court decision
Peninsula Clarion Alaska Supreme Court rules setnet ban initiative unconstitutional Posted: December 31, 2015 – 12:05pm | Updated: January 2, 2016 – 7:04pm Back | Next Photo by Rashah...
read moreAlaska Supreme Court rules against the anti-setnetter ballot initiative
Today Alaska’s Supreme Court handed down their decision regarding the anti-setnetter ballot initiative proposed by the Bob Penney group – Alaska Fisheries Conservation Alliance. The...
read moreFish and Game’s shelved reports show sportfishing may damage Kenai River banks: Publishing purgatory
Posted: November 28, 2015 – 8:30pm By ELIZABETH EARL Peninsula Clarion The increasing numbers of bank anglers and powerboats on the Kenai River may be damaging the river habitat. The Alaska...
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