New fisheries advocacy group plots strategy

By Rashah McChesney Peninsula Clarion April 25, 2014 – 9:59am Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this August 8, 2012 file photo commercial setnet fishers pick a net during a calm day in the Cook Inlet. Resources for All Alaskans, a group formed to...

Court hears oral argument in setnet ban initiative appeal

By Molly Dischner, Alaska Journal of Commerce Published: 2014.04.22 11:06 PM The Alaska Fisheries Conservation Alliance and the State of Alaska each made a case to an Anchorage Superior Court judge today about why — or why not — a proposed ballot initiative to ban...

Commercial groups rip board during Cook Inlet ‘fish week’

By Bob Tkacz, For the Journal Published: 2014.04.08 10:11 AM JUNEAU — The ethics, expertise and ability of the Board of Fisheries members were questioned during an unusual three-day hearing on Cook Inlet salmon issues held by the Senate Resources Committee in the last...

Setnet petition fails

Board of Fisheries finds lack of merit in proposal to split Kenai and East Forelands from Kasilof Posted: April 3, 2014 – 8:58pm  |  Updated: April 3, 2014 – 9:44pm By Rashah McChesney Peninsula Clarion A petition to separate management of the Kenai, East...