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Gov. Dunleavy names acting head of fish and game
The Republican governor’s office announced that Doug Vincent-Lang would take the job.
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Sea Watch: Weight per effort unit drops in IPHC survey
Halibut Individual Fishing Quota holders are bracing for another drop in quotas after the International Pacific Halibut Commission…
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Second-worst chinook forecast since ‘95 for Taku River
Numbers released last week by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game forecast “very low” numbers of chinook…
Outdoors & Recreation
Out of the Office: What are men to rocks and mountains?
I’ve met a lot of addicts since moving to Alaska.
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Sea Watch: Recruitment up for Tanner crabs
Crab fishermen in Kodiak may be poised to reap the rewards of a crash in groundfish populations, as…
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Sea Watch: Small harvest was still profitable
Bigger is not always better, at least according to the preliminary summary of the 2018 Alaska salmon season.
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Seward nudges Homer out of first in halibut landings
The halibut season closed last week under stormy skies with a handful of boats making it into Homer…
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Harbor safety committee seeks representatives
The Cook Inlet Harbor Safety Committee is looking for stakeholder representatives to serve on the body, which seeks…
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Seawatch: 2018 season was ‘year of the salmon’
The political fallout from Lt. Gov. Byron Mallot’s abrupt resignation and Governor Bill Walker subsequently suspending his reelection…
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Seawatch: 2018 season was ‘year of the salmon’
It has been the year of the salmon, between booms and busts, trade wars with China, battles over…
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Seawatch: NPFMC changes sablefish pot regs
Beginning as early as next season, fishermen targeting sablefish with pots in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands…
Education
Students kick off Salmon in the Classroom program with egg take
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to correct the organization Fish and Game gets the salmon from…
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Seawatch: Mixed news for crab fishermen
Crab fishermen have received mixed news about the upcoming season in the Bering Sea.