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Story last updated at 3:21 p.m. Thursday, July 29, 2004

Fish and Game extends fisheries
On July 19, at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's request, the Alaska Board of Fisheries adopted emergency regulations to allow greater flexibility in managing the commercial fisheries to harvest the large sockeye salmon returns to the Kasilof and Kenai rivers.

Based on the number of fish entering the rivers, Fish and Game managers may reduce the mandatory closure to 12 hours per week for both setnets and driftnets in the Kasilof, Kenai and East Forelands Sections.

There also will be up to 12 additional hours of fishing per week for driftnets in portions of the Central District.

Sport fishing regulations have been relaxed as well.

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