The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is expanding fishing restrictions to rebuild the declining king salmon population in the Gulf of Alaska. They are investing in research to understand the causes and restore sustainable populations.
Managers say the king salmon decline doesn’t seem to be river-specific ” because it’s happening in runs all over Alaska.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is considering changes to fishing regulations on the North Platte drainage to artificial flies and lures at the Gray Reef and Fremont Canyon dams because too many released fish are dying.
The U.S. Coast Guard’s new Fast Response Cutter, the John Witherspoon, is set to arrive at its homeport in Kodiak, Alaska. This vessel will enhance the Coast Guard’s ability to conduct search and rescue operations, law enforcement, and other vital missions throughout the region.
The Board of Fisheries will review a proposal from a Kenai couple, Brian and Lisa Gabriel, to use set beach seines for sockeye salmon fishing, a method that proved effective in their 2024 experimental fishery. Their approach, which involves mechanically operating a net from the shore, successfully harvested over 15,000 sockeye while releasing all king salmon unharmed.