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Upper Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone can be seen on this map provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Image via fisheries.noaa.gov)

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NOAA seeking comment for proposed regulation of Cook Inlet commercial fishing

Public comment is being sought by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries on a proposed rule that…

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Gary Hollier pulls a sockeye salmon from a set gillnet at a test site for selective harvest setnet gear in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.

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Preliminary results released for selective setnet test

That test was to assess a shallower net intended to better target “abundant” sockeye while reducing harvest on…

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Board of Fisheries will not move Upper Cook Inlet meeting to Kenai Peninsula

During a work session of the State Board of Fisheries last week, the board did not take action…

A man fishes in the Kenai River on July 16, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion/file)

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Kenai River late-run kings designated a stock of management concern

The board-set optimal escapement goal for large late-run Kenai River king salmon has not been achieved in the…

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Lower Cook Inlet fisheries proposals focus on king harvest regs

Proposals submitted to the Alaska Board of Fisheries for review and consideration in the upcoming winter meetings were…

Sockeye salmon caught in a set gillnet are dragged up onto the beach at a test site for selective harvest setnet gear in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Board of Fish proposals center on king salmon, east side setnet fishery

Proposals set to be considered by the State Board of Fisheries this winter were published last week

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Community recreation manager Mike Illg at his office in Homer High School.

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Homer community recreation offers new fall activities

The Homer Community Recreation Program offers an array of recreational and educational classes and programs for participants of…

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Senior Advisor for Conservation Boyd Bilhovde, Bureau of Land Management Alaska Director Steve Cohn, Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang and Alaska State Parks Director Ricky Gease participate in a panel discussion at the Kenai River Sportfishing Association’s Kenai Classic Roundtable at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Officials talk fish in Soldotna

Kenai Classic Roundtable topics include chinook, wind turbines, collaboration

Gary Thomas is photographed at the wedding of his and Laura Patty's daughter in 2018. Photo provided by Laura Patty

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Memorial for ‘The Giving Man’

Square and contra dance event honors Gary Thomas

Karen Hornaday Memorial tree and placard with upgrades from the 2023 summer.  Emilie Springer/ Homer News

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Playground receives an equipment upgrade

Other transitions to the city facilities are in scoping for 2024

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City pivots after hazmat reports released for HERC

It looks like the HERC will be sticking around town a while longer.

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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Council approves increased community recreation fees

Homer City Council passed a resolution last Monday adding community recreation participation fees to the city fee schedule…

John “Gus” Knox, right, holds a salmon he caught during the Kenai River Junior Classic in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Smiles and salmon

Junior classic takes kids on the river