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    Cook Inlet
    Todd Hoppe, left, a board member of the North Pacific Fisheries Association, speaks in support of a resoultion urging the Board of Fish to reject proposals that would restrict the drift fleet. Matt Alward, right, owner of Bulletproof Nets, waits his turn to speak.                               -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    Council supports Homer drift fleet
    By Michael Armstrong • January 15, 2014 1:37 pm

    The Homer City Council waded into statewide fisheries politics at its Monday night meeting, but it got a lot of…

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    Setnetters in the Kasilof Section of the East Side Setnet Fishery push a boat into shore June 27, 2013. On Monday, Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell rejected a proposed initiative that would have banned the use of setnets in Cook Inlet.
    State rejects setnet initiative
    By Molly Dischner • January 8, 2014 2:33 pm

    An initiative proposing a ban on setnets in certain parts of the state was rejected Monday as a “prohibited appropriation”…

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    Andrea Bernice Moore Delkettie
    Andrea Bernice Moore Delkettie

    Andrea Moore Delkettie, 46, died Dec. 26, 2013, in Anchorage. Andrea was a life long Alaskan, living her early years…

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    ConocoPhillips  files to resume  LNG exports  from Alaska
    ConocoPhillips files to resume LNG exports from Alaska
    By Tim Bradner • December 24, 2013 4:19 pm

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

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    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
    Management challenge: Inlet ‘fish wars’ escalate as king...
    By Andrew Jensen • December 18, 2013 4:09 pm

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

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    HB 77 won’t protect salmon
    HB 77 won’t protect salmon
    December 4, 2013 5:44 pm

    In 1986 I moved to Homer with three sons and a 32-foot commercial fishing vessel.   We fished Copper River,…

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    The Alaska Board of Fisheries has an open regulatory process, with all members of the public allowed to submit proposals for management to be considered by the seven-member board. Each state waters fishery is considered once every three years, with occasional issues taken up sooner if the board chooses. Here, Chairman Karl Johnstone presides over the Pacific cod meeting held this past October in Anchorage. The longest meeting is for Upper Cook Inlet, which takes two weeks and will begin in late January 2014. -Photo by Michael Dinneen, Morris News Service - Alaska
    Alaska salmon management: A unique process for a...
    By Molly Dischner • December 4, 2013 2:23 pm

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

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    Fishing group finds common ground among different users
    Fishing group finds common ground among different users
    November 26, 2013 4:28 pm

    The Alaska Salmon Alliance, a group that was formed by Cook Inlet processors to promote science-based fishery management in Cook…

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    Ballot initiative no cause to party
    Ballot initiative no cause to party
    November 20, 2013 5:53 pm

    The recent efforts by the Alaska Fisheries Conservation Alliance Inc. to push for a ballot initiative that would effectively eliminate…

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    Kim McNett kayaks in a gentle surf off the Homer Spit last week. McNett and partner Bjorn Olsen took advantage of a sunny day to practice their kayak skills.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    Homer’s Best Bets
    November 20, 2013 3:39 pm

    The other night while driving home from the word mines, the Betster stopped by Beluga Lake to gaze at the…

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    Initiative would ban setnetting in Cook Inlet
    Initiative would ban setnetting in Cook Inlet
    By Cristy Fry • November 14, 2013 11:27 am

    The effort by a new group calling itself the Alaska Fisheries Conservation Alliance to put a ballot initiative in front…

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    Photo by Scott Dickerson courtesy of Red Bull Ilume
    Homer photographer is finalist in Red Bull contest
    By Michael Armstrong • November 14, 2013 10:41 am

    Homer photographer Scott Dickerson has been selected one of 50 finalists in the third Red Bull Ilume international sports photography…

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    Salmon streams need protection
    Salmon streams need protection
    November 6, 2013 5:34 pm

    Everyone who lives on the Kenai understands that our fisheries don’t just power our economy; they also are an important…

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