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The waters of Cook Inlet lap against Nikishka Beach in Nikiski, Alaska, where several local fish sites are located, on Friday, March 24, 2023.

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Unprecedented closures threaten setnet way of life

Setnetters have been vocal about their opposition to the way their fishery is managed

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Commission releases halibut quotas

The International Pacific Halibut Commission has released the quotas for the 2023 season, and they seem to be…

Commercial fishing and other boats are moored in the Homer Harbor in this file photo. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Lawsuit threatens to shut down Southeast salmon troll fishery

The Seattle-based group Wild Fish Conservancy filed suit last year

Homer seine vessels Allie B and Hadassah on Friday Jan. 20 in the Kodiak Harbor. Photo from Ivan Stonorov.

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Kodiak Tanner crab fishermen stand down until processors offer higher price

Boats have been packed into the Kodiak harbor since the first week of January.

Commercial fishing and other boats are moored in the Homer Harbor in this file photo. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Price dispute puts crab fishery on hold

The Kodiak bairdi Tanner crab fishery was slated to open on Jan. 15 with a quota of 5.8…

Visitor guides await travelers at the Kenai Municipal Airport, Thursday, June 20, 2019, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion file)

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Kenai Peninsula tourists trending older, staying longer

Tourism is bouncing back from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic

Kelsey Shields applies a “Lucy’s Market” sticker to a Cheese of the Month subscription box on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023 at Lucy’s Market in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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New month, new cheese

Lucy’s Market launches subscription box for monthly cheese selections

Mounts Iliamna and Redoubt are seen at sunset on Feb. 22, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Hilcorp makes lone bid for federal Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sale

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management was offering leases for 193 blocks totaling some 958,000 acres

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Alaska Association of Realtors President Dale Bagely presents a regional real estate update during the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District’s 2022 Industry Outlook Forum on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Kenai.

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KPEDD forum to offer overview of peninsula economic projects

The all-day forum will feature panels on topics including mariculture, oil and gas, food sustainability, tourism and broadband

Mount Redoubt can be seen acoss Cook Inlet from North Kenai Beach on Thursday, July 2, 2022. (Peninsula Clarion file)

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State offering of offshore Cook Inlet leases receives single bid

Hilcorp Alaska stands to claim 22,783 acres for a total of $359,483.23

Mariza Ryce Aparicio-Tovar sketches “The Eagle” in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Ryce-Tovar)

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‘Gentle’ tarot deck tells a story with Alaska’s nature

The deck includes images gathered during summer spent as a technician in Alaska Fish and Wildlife field camps

Martine Cyriacks Sorensen poses in her store, Faux Ever Green, on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, on East End Road in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Faux Ever Green finds seasonal home

Mission: to keep items out of landfills.

Callie Steinberg, the new multimedia sales consultant for the Homer News, poses for a photo on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at the Homer News in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Homer News hires news multimedia sales consultant

The Homer News has hired a new multimedia sales consultant, Callie Steinberg. New to Alaska since last November…