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Board of Fish tightens central district drift net restrictions
The move is an effort to strengthen Susitna salmon returns.
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Board hikes Kenai River king salmon escapement goal
Proposal 104 was adopted by a vote of 5-2 on Friday.
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Halibut charters get new regulations
The guided halibut charter fleet for Area 3A, including Homer, had its allocation set at 1.71 million pounds…
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Seawatch: Most halibut quotas set lower
The International Pacific Halibut Commission wrapped up its meeting in Anchorage last week with all areas of Alaska…
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Susitna River sockeye delisted as stock of yield concern
The stock was designated after missing its sustainable escapement goal 5 years in a row.
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Seawatch: ADFG predicts low king runs
As Upper Cook Inlet fishermen prepare for the always-contentious Alaska Board of Fisheries meetings for the area starting…
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Seawatch: Ocean acidification affecting crab shells
Just at a time when crab stocks in the central Gulf of Alaska are taking off, likely in…
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Seawatch: BOF cuts Mainland fishery
Kodiak seiners were stunned by decisions from the Alaska Board of Fisheries in their meeting last week to…
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Seawatch: Satellite tags reveal new info on P-cod
Last winter, scientists and Alaska fishermen agreed to launch a pilot study to develop methods for tagging cod…
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Seawatch: NOAA rolls out new research initiative
It has often been said that humans know more about the surface of the moon than the bottom…
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Seawatch: Report: 60% of comm-fish jobs are Alaskan
The McDowell Group, a consulting and research firm based in Alaska and Seattle, has released its annual industry…
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Seawatch: NPMC closes cod season in Gulf of Alaska
In a disappointing but not surprising move, the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council closed the Gulf of Alaska…
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2019 salmon season fell short in some areas
As nearly every commercial salmon fisherman in Upper Cook Inlet can tell you, the 2019 season fell far…