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    Articles by Cristy Fry
    Marine safety drills to take place this month in Naknek and Dillingham
    Marine safety drills to take place this month...
    By Cristy Fry • May 25, 2023 2:30 am

    As hordes of skippers and crew from Homer and elsewhere prepare to descend on Bristol Bay for what is expected…

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    Commercial fishing and other boats are moored in the Homer Harbor in this file photo. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    USDA to buy up to $119.5 million in...
    By Cristy Fry • May 18, 2023 2:30 am

    Alaska processors are benefiting from a USDA program that allows the federal government to purchase U.S.-harvested seafood to distribute through…

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    King salmon troll fishery takes another hit
    King salmon troll fishery takes another hit
    By Cristy Fry • May 11, 2023 2:30 am

    The lucrative king salmon troll fishery in Southeast came one step closer to being shut down when a federal judge…

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    Industry groups discuss incentives for limiting bycatch
    Industry groups discuss incentives for limiting bycatch
    By Cristy Fry • May 4, 2023 2:30 am

    Pollock fisheries groups made presentations last month to the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council Advisory Group about possible ways to…

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    Alaska senators introduce bill tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
    Alaska senators introduce bill tackling illegal, unreported and...
    By Cristy Fry • April 27, 2023 2:30 am

    Illegal seafood harvests around the world have been an issue for quite some time, and Alaska’s senatorial delegation, along with…

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    Seawatch: Tanner crab season wraps up
    Seawatch: Tanner crab season wraps up
    By Cristy Fry • April 20, 2023 2:30 am

    The Bering Sea tanner crab season, the only one that was open this season after the closure of the snow…

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    Tribal councils sue over salmon bycatch
    Tribal councils sue over salmon bycatch
    By Cristy Fry • April 13, 2023 2:30 am

    The battle over salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea and crashed runs in the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers has taken…

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    Upper Cook Inlet management still in legal limbo
    Upper Cook Inlet management still in legal limbo
    By Cristy Fry • April 6, 2023 2:30 am

    Upper Cook Inlet is expecting what the Alaska Department of Fish and Game classifies as an “average” salmon run this…

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    Togiak herring not on menu for processors
    Togiak herring not on menu for processors
    By Cristy Fry • March 30, 2023 2:30 am

    For the first time in many decades, there will be no commercial harvest of herring in Togiak this spring, due…

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    Bristol Bay sockeye fishery faces new restrictions
    Bristol Bay sockeye fishery faces new restrictions
    By Cristy Fry • March 23, 2023 2:30 am

    Bristol Bay fishermen are facing new restrictions to the sockeye fishery on the Nushagak and Wood Rivers after the Alaska…

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    Halibut and black cod fisheries get off to slow start
    Halibut and black cod fisheries get off to...
    By Cristy Fry • March 16, 2023 2:30 am

    The halibut and black cod fisheries got underway last weekend, and deliveries have been sparse so far. Prices were comparable…

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    King closures ‘devastating’ to setnetters, industry rep says
    King closures ‘devastating’ to setnetters, industry rep says
    By Cristy Fry • March 9, 2023 2:30 am

    The Alaska Department of Fish and Game took the unprecedented move to shut down most king salmon fishing in most…

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    Troopers warn Bristol Bay fishers: 32-foot limit on vessel length will be enforced
    Troopers warn Bristol Bay fishers: 32-foot limit on...
    By Cristy Fry • March 2, 2023 2:30 am

    Alaska Fish and Wildlife Troopers have sent a letter to Bristol Bay commercial salmon fishermen warning that they will be…

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    Seawatch: marine weather forecasts are getting an update
    Seawatch: marine weather forecasts are getting an update
    By Cristy Fry • February 23, 2023 1:30 am

    The marine weather forecasts are getting an update to more accurately reflect near-coastal waters conditions.

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    Proposals to limit salmon fishing under fire
    Proposals to limit salmon fishing under fire
    By Cristy Fry • February 16, 2023 2:30 am

    A storm is brewing ahead of the Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting next week.

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    ADFG commissioner touts fisheries management to Legislature
    ADFG commissioner touts fisheries management to Legislature
    By Cristy Fry • February 9, 2023 2:30 am

    In a hearing before the House Resources Committee last week Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang touted…

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