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    Fishing
    Commercial fishing and recreational vessels are docked in the Homer harbor on Oct. 23, 2025. The commercial fishing industry endured a series of challenges over the year, some of them imposed by the new Trump administration. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
    Alaska fisheries in 2025: turmoil, economic and environmental...
    By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon • December 23, 2025 1:30 am

    NOAA cuts, economic headwinds and invasive species pose problems, but there was some recovery in crab stocks and salmon harvests.

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    A map depicts the Cook Inlet Area state waters closed to retention of big skates through Dec. 31, 2025. Photo courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game
    Cook Inlet area closed to big skate bycatch...
    By Delcenia Cosman • December 9, 2025 1:30 am

    The closure is effective in Cook Inlet Area state waters through Dec. 31.

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    A sockeye salmon is carried from the waters of Cook Inlet on North Kenai Beach in Kenai, Alaska, during the first day of the Kenai River personal use dipnet fishery on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Alaska Department of Fish and Game publishes 2025...
    By Chloe Anderson • October 30, 2025 5:30 pm

    The 2025 commercial harvest was 41% greater than the recent 20-year annual average.

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    Nick Varney
    Reeling ‘Em In: What happened to summer?
    By Nick Varney • September 3, 2025 1:30 am

    Read on for the final fishing report of the season.

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    U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III, Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche and Alaska Board of Fisheries Chair Märit Carlson-Van Dort participate in a panel on Alaska king salmon legislation and regulation during the Kenai Classic Roundtable hosted by the Kenai River Sportfishing Association at the Soldotna Field House on Aug. 20, 2025, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Salmon focus of annual KRSA roundtable
    By Jacob Dye • September 3, 2025 1:30 am

    Discussions centered on the decline of the species in the Kenai River and across the state.

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    Salmon anglers prepare for fishing at the Land’s End beach on the Homer Spit. (Homer News file photo)
    Lower Cook Inlet fishing report: Freshwater coho are...
    By Homer News Staff Report • August 27, 2025 1:30 am

    Halibut fishing continued to be more challenging last week.

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    Teague Vanek grills up salmon during the 2025 Industry Appreciation Day at the Kenai Softball Greenstrip in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Industry Appreciation Day honors community leaders, businesses
    By Jacob Dye • August 25, 2025 1:30 am

    Oil and gas, commercial fishing, tourism and health care industries were all recognized at the annual event.

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    Nick Varney
    Reeling ‘Em In: Silvers have entered the streams
    By Nick Varney • August 20, 2025 1:30 am

    Now that we are riding the deeper slide into fall, it’s time to concentrate on those beautiful silvers entering the…

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    A sockeye salmon rests atop a cooler at the mouth of the Kasilof River on Monday, June 26, 2023, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Northern Kenai fishing report: Sockeye good; coho arriving...
    By Jacob Dye • August 15, 2025 1:30 am

    On the Kenai River, a record-breaking run of sockeye salmon has now crossed 4 million fish counted.

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    Nick Varney
    Reeling ‘Em In: Know your fish
    By Nick Varney • August 13, 2025 2:30 am

    During the last couple of weeks, this column has offered more than a few tips on what techniques can be…

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    Joel Johnson, president of the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation; Carrie Hourman, lead sustainability director for Dow Climate & Circularity; and Susan Sherman, executive director of the Marine Debris Foundation, sit for a panel at the Kenai River Sportfishing Association’s Kenai Classic Roundtable at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Annual Kenai Classic Roundtable to focus on Alaska...
    By Jacob Dye • August 11, 2025 1:30 am

    The event will be held from noon to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20, in the Soldotna Field House.

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    Nick Varney
    Reeling ‘Em In: Remember that fish are fish
    By Nick Varney • August 7, 2025 1:30 am

    I have heard from many of you complaining that those &#@*% fish are driving some of you nuts at the…

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    Gary Hollier and other east side setnetters offload sockeye salmon on a beach in Kalifornsky, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    ‘Be safe, catch fish, have fun’
    By Jacob Dye • August 6, 2025 1:30 am

    Setnetters see first opening since 2022.

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