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Area fishermen air concerns; officials listen

Suspicious of being targeted by state law enforcement, Russian Old Believers who fish in Bristol Bay met with…

Neil Hayward took the photo of the rustic bunting, left, with a junco, while visiting in Homer.-Photo provided

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Birder achieves Big Year in Homer

A wayward Siberian bird seen last month not only caught the attention of local and Alaska birders, it…

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Law governing federal fisheries getting public comment as it gets updated

Re-authorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, or MSA, governing federal fisheries, is slowly making its way through the system,…

A great gray owl perches in an alder bush off West Hill Road in Homer last year.-Photo by Michael Armstrong,  Homer News

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Homer Christmas bird count part of national tradition

Oh sure, it’s easy to count and identify birds during the balmy spring days of the Kachemak Bay…

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Public meetings set for HB 77

With the high level of attention received by House Bill 77, Sen. Peter Micciche has requested public meetings…

What’s become of the Yukon kings?

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What’s become of the Yukon kings?

Editor’s note: This is the fourth in the Morris Communications series, “The case for conserving Kenai king salmon.”…

Droves of dipnetters crowd the beach along the Kenai River this past summer looking to fill their freezers with sockeye salmon in the personal use fishery open only to Alaska residents. The 2013 season featured a single-day record of nearly 250,000 sockeye entering the river on July 16, but many who missed out on that Tuesday bonanza had difficulty reaching their limit of 25 reds for a head of household and 10 for each additional family member.-Peninsula Clarion file photo

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While kings drive news, sockeyes drive area’s economy

Editor’s note: This is the third in the Morris Communications series “The case for conserving the Kenai king…

D.C. impasse may hurt Bering Sea crab fishery

Opinion

D.C. impasse may hurt Bering Sea crab fishery

The on-going impasse in Washington, D.C., that has resulted in hundreds of thousands of federal workers being furloughed…

Gene Jones, left, and his fishing companions show off their day's catch. Also fishing with Jones that day were his brother and sister-in-law, Keith and Darla Jones.-Photo provided

Outdoors & Recreation

Iowa angler wins halibut derby jackpot

For Gene Jones, an angler from Bellevue, Iowa, it seems a long time — and a long wait…

Diehard anglers don’t duck for cover

Outdoors & Recreation

Diehard anglers don’t duck for cover

Labor Day decided to be a bit testy this year. Winds pounded the wilting fireweed generating mini blizzards…

Summer is slipping into fall, but there’s still lots of good fishing

Outdoors & Recreation

Summer is slipping into fall, but there’s still lots of good fishing

While I was embattled with an obnoxious woodpecker that was practicing wicked marimba beats on our logs this…

Fishing for silvers has turned golden

Outdoors & Recreation

Fishing for silvers has turned golden

Thar whar bright treasures in them thar high tides near the base of the Spit’s east side over…

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Charter captains question halibut proposal

With no budget for travel to hold an information workshop or take public comments at a hearing, National…