Dec 13, 2013 | Articles
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 about the increasing number of stocks of concern — and how those stocks...
Dec 13, 2013 | Articles
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 managers can find a solution before the start of the 2013 fishery....
Dec 13, 2013 | Articles
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 observed, the Alaska Board of Fisheries will consider changes in the...
Dec 13, 2013 | Articles
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 of the region, separates two of Alaska’s major river systems, the Kenai...
Dec 13, 2013 | Articles
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 portions of King salmon water were closed to fishing. He established a...