Conserving the Kenai king is a mandate for board, Fish and Game

By WILLIAM S. MORRIS III Editor’s note: This is the 10th and final part of the Morris Communications series “The case for conserving the Kenai king salmon.” The entire series may be found online at www.peninsulaclarion.com. King salmon are the lynchpin of the Cook...

A king without a crown: Chinook vulnerable to ocean forces

By Abby Lowell, Morris News Service-Alaska/Juneau Empire Editor’s note: This is the ninth in the Morris Communications series “The case for conserving the Kenai king salmon.” Alaska’s long-lived monarch — the king salmon — has fallen from its throne. The species,...

State says proposed setnet initiative won’t be on ballot

Ruling finds proposal to be allocative By Molly Dischner Morris News Service-Alaska/Alaska Journal of Commerce An initiative proposing a ban on setnets in certain parts of the state was rejected Monday as a “prohibited appropriation” under the advice of Alaska’s...

Kings in cycle: Salmon populations follow boom and bust pattern

By RASHAH MCCHESNEY and MOLLY DISCHNER Published: 2013.10.30 11:00 PM PHOTO BY PENINSULA CLARION In this May 28, 2011, photo, the sun rises behind Steve Rinker early on a Saturday as he fishes the Ninilchik River for king salmon on the ceremonial start of the Kenai...

Compass: Susitna dam is a threat to salmon and fishermen

By STEVE HARRISON Published: October 25, 2013 If you are one of the 30,993 sportfisherman that fished in the Susitna river drainage in 2012, as reported by ADF& G in their annual sport fish survey, then your way of life, like mine has been backed into a corner....