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ConocoPhillips files to resume LNG exports from Alaska

ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Energy to resume LNG exports from…

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NPFMC recommends two halibut for guided Southcentral anglers

Halibut fishermen, both charter and commercial, will see changes in 2014 under the likely catch limits. Managers are…

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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,…

Penny Clements shows off her pretzel-and-frosting model of Ninilchik Trading atop a cake she made for the store’s

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Echo Lake expands to Ninilchik; Spit next

After 12 years of owning and operating Echo Lake Superior Meat and Processing, located on Kalifornsky Beach Road,…

Kenai Mayor Pat Porter, left, speaks to Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Cora Campbell following a news conference on July 20, 2012, in Anchorage. Porter attended a news conference led by Campbell and Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell to address actions the state can take in light of the poor king salmon run statewide, affecting both subsistence, sport and commercial fishermen. During the 2013 legislative session, Parnell successfully lobbied for $30 million over five years to research king salmon and possible causes for the decline in productivity seen statewide.-Photo by Mark Thiessen, Associated Press

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Management challenge: Inlet ‘fish wars’ escalate as king productivity ebbs

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

Boundaries for Port Dick salmon seine fishery moved

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Boundaries for Port Dick salmon seine fishery moved

The Alaska Board of Fisheries wrapped up its meeting last week on Lower Cook Inlet issues with a…

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State: Don’t blame revenue drop on SB 21

The oil tax law touted as guaranteeing Alaska a bigger slice of the profits pie when oil prices…

Alaska Department of Fish and Game sonar technician Brandon Key shows off the latest iteration of software and hardware that runs the sonar program on the Kenai River Nov. 1 in Soldotna. Currently there are two sonar sites on the river counting king salmon, one that is used for management and the other a research site which could eventually become the primary sonar on the river. In the weeks since the late run of Kenai River king salmon ended, Key has spent his time analyzing footage from the site that researchers did not have time to watch during the fishing season.

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Questions remain about king counts after ADFG shift to high-tech sonar

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

IPHC staff present grim halibut stock assessement

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IPHC staff present grim halibut stock assessement

Halibut fishermen are bracing for another huge quota cut after the International Pacific Halibut Commission staff presented a…

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New halibut regs coming in 2014

The National Marine Fisheries Service announced Monday that Southeast and Southcentral Alaska halibut fishermen will be managed under…

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New deputy named

JoEllen Hanrahan has been named the deputy commissioner of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. Hanrahan…

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Group forms to back SB 21

A new ballot group has been created to defend Senate Bill 21 against repeal efforts. The Make Alaska…

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Homer harbor highlighted

The industry publication, “Pacific Fishing,” highlighted Homer’s port and harbor as the “Port of the Month” in the…