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    Coho salmon
    Commercial fishing fleet takes hits from BOF
    Commercial fishing fleet takes hits from BOF
    By Cristy Fry • February 12, 2014 11:54 am

    The on-going Board of Fisheries meeting dealing with Cook Inlet salmon plans has been rough on the commercial fishermen, taking…

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    Board of Fisheries meeting on Upper Cook Inlet salmon fishery under way
    Board of Fisheries meeting on Upper Cook Inlet...
    By Cristy Fry • February 3, 2014 12:05 pm

    The Board of Fisheries meeting to regulate the Upper Cook Inlet salmon fishery kicked off at the Egan Center in…

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    Groups gear up for fish meetings
    Groups gear up for fish meetings
    By Rashah McChesney • January 29, 2014 1:07 pm

    With more than 230 regulatory proposals, several pages worth of suggested changes to the Cook Inlet finfish fisheries, nearly 500…

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    Joe Edwards of Houston, Texas, watches as his king salmon weights in at 16.2 pounds at the Douglas Harbor for the Golden North Salmon Derby in August of 2011. Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Juneau said the 28-inch size limit for chinook salmon, while intended as a conservation measure, may be removing fast-growing fish from the population over time.
    A king without a crown: Chinook vulnerable to...
    By Abby Lowell • December 31, 2013 5:25 pm

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

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    A spawned out sockeye salmon floats in Quartz Creek, an upper tributary to the Kenai River. Making sure the right amount of salmon reach the spawning grounds — known as an escapement goal — is the primary objective for Alaska Department of Fish and Game managers in the summer. That objective is a difficult one to achieve when sockeye are abundant and king salmon are not, as has been the case in the last several years. The way ADFG sets, and achieves, escapement goals is a matter of much debate because of the impacts on sport and commercial users as well as the impact missed goals can have on future returns.
    Fishermen focus on how ADFG sets, achieves escapement...
    By Molly Dischner • December 24, 2013 5:02 pm

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

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    Strong run of sockeye forecast for 2014
    Strong run of sockeye forecast for 2014
    By Cristy Fry • December 4, 2013 2:10 pm

    The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is expecting another solid sockeye salmon run in Upper Cook Inlet for 2014,…

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    What’s become of the Yukon kings?
    What’s become of the Yukon kings?
    By Dan O’Neill • November 26, 2013 4:57 pm

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

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    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
    While kings drive news, sockeyes drive area’s economy
    By Rashah McChesney • November 20, 2013 3:23 pm

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

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    Salmon species other than kings thriving in Alaska
    Salmon species other than kings thriving in Alaska
    By Abby Lowell • November 14, 2013 11:44 am

    Editor’s note: This is the second part of the Morris Communications series “The case for conserving the Kenai king salmon.” …

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    King in cycle: Salmon populations follow cycles of boom and bust
    King in cycle: Salmon populations follow cycles of...
    By Rashah McChesney and Molly Dischner • November 6, 2013 2:32 pm

    Dena’ina tradition holds that each spring when the Golden Crown Sparrow warbles its distinctive three-note song the first of the…

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    Diehard anglers don’t duck for cover
    Diehard anglers don’t duck for cover
    By Nick C. Varney • September 5, 2013 7:57 am

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

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    Summer is slipping into fall, but there’s still lots of good fishing
    Summer is slipping into fall, but there’s still...
    By Nick C. Varney • August 28, 2013 7:43 pm

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

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    Kenai kings barely meet goal; record set for salmon catch
    Kenai kings barely meet goal; record set for...
    By Molly Dischner • August 28, 2013 5:17 pm

    The Kenai River kings seem to have met their escapement goal after all, but it was still the lowest return…

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