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    Alaska Department of Fish and Game
    A black bear sporting numerous lacerations on its face hunts for salmon along Steep Creek at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitors Center. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
    Gov. Dunleavy names acting head of fish and...
    By ASSOCIATED PRESS • December 5, 2018 7:34 pm

    The Republican governor’s office announced that Doug Vincent-Lang would take the job.

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    Students get an up close look at a salmon during an educational egg take trip to the Anchor River on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Anchor Point, Alaska. Eggs are harvested and fertilized, then sent back to each classroom so the students can watch them grow into fry. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Students kick off Salmon in the Classroom program...
    By Megan Pacer • October 10, 2018 9:38 pm

    Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to correct the organization Fish and Game gets the salmon from for the…

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    A fisherman’s stringer of Kasilof River sockeye salmon caught in the personal-use dipnet fishery lies on the beach on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 in Kasilof, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
    Fish and Game increases Kasilof sockeye bag limit
    By Elizabeth Earl • August 8, 2018 8:38 pm

    With the Kasilof River sockeye run safely within the optimum escapement goal, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game will…

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    ADF&G responds to support for Round Island funding
    ADF&G responds to support for Round Island funding
    February 11, 2015 4:07 pm

    Recent opinion pieces published in Alaska Dispatch News have called for additional information from the Alaska Department of Fish and…

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    Cotten named Fish and Game commissioner
    Cotten named Fish and Game commissioner
    January 21, 2015 4:47 pm

    Alaska Gov. Bill Walker on Tuesday appointed Sam Cotten to serve as commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and…

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    Johnstone quits Board of Fisheries
    Johnstone quits Board of Fisheries
    By Rashah McChesney • January 21, 2015 4:18 pm

    Alaska Board of Fisheries Chairman Karl Johnstone resigned Tuesday, and a longtime Cook Inlet commercial fisheries advocate has been nominated…

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    Judge rules for ADFG in lawsuit over 2013 salmon management
    Judge rules for ADFG in lawsuit over 2013...
    By Molly Dischner • June 11, 2014 1:51 pm

    ANCHORAGE — A state judge ruled in favor of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in the lawsuit regarding…

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    Judge allows additional briefs in UCIDA lawsuit
    Judge allows additional briefs in UCIDA lawsuit
    By Molly Dischner • June 11, 2014 1:50 pm

    ANCHORAGE — A federal judge ruled to allow additional information to be filed in the lawsuit regarding federal oversight of…

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    Public meetings set for HB 77
    Public meetings set for HB 77
    December 4, 2013 5:39 pm

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

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    Mat-Su blames  drift fishery  for poor runs
    Mat-Su blames drift fishery for poor runs
    By Cristy Fry • March 20, 2013 10:15 am

        Bruce Knowles, chairman of the Mat-Su borough’s Fish and Wildlife Commission, is urging sport fishermen to call Gov….

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    Hunters being notified
    Hunters being notified
    February 18, 2013 4:53 pm

    The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will notify hunters who applied for big game drawing hunts, Tier I and…

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