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Raymond B. Tepp of Kenai is this year's first-place winner in the Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament with a king salmon weighing 30.60 pounds. Fishing aboard the Inlet Plunder, Tepp's first-place cash prize was $19,026.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Kenai angler wins first place in winter king salmon tournament

Reeling in a 30.60-pound king salmon, Raymond B. Tepp of Kenai is the first-place winner in the 2014…

Board of Fisheries fails to protect Kenai kings

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Board of Fisheries fails to protect Kenai kings

Mark Hamilton, president of the Kenai River Sportfishing Association (KRSA) recently opined that the Board of Fish (BOF)…

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Board of Fisheries acted fairly

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Alaska Board of Fisheries for its dedication during…

2014 Board of Fish meeting: Cynical synopsis by inlet drifter

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2014 Board of Fish meeting: Cynical synopsis by inlet drifter

The Board of Fisheries has been meeting in Anchorage recently with their focus on Upper Cook Inlet fisheries…

State needs to be cautious when extending its ‘open for business’ invitiation to anyone

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State needs to be cautious when extending its ‘open for business’ invitiation to anyone

In Alaska, and more recently, in Homer, we frequently here the mantra we’re “open for business.”  The intent…

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Housing market heating up

Increased oil and gas activity are driving the central Kenai Peninsula real estate market, according to local realtors.…

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Personal-use fisheries go largely unchanged

After nearly a full day of board deliberations on 25 proposed regulatory changes, the Cook Inlet’s personal-use fishery…

Commercial fishing fleet takes hits from BOF

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Commercial fishing fleet takes hits from BOF

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

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Some fishing for solutions

ANCHORAGE — Change is hard. The evolution of commercial setnetting in the Cook Inlet is no different. As…

Board of Fisheries Update: Setnetters’ fishing time for sockeye may depend on strength of king run

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Board of Fisheries Update: Setnetters’ fishing time for sockeye may depend on strength of king run

The Alaska Board of Fisheries hammered out a Kenai River king salmon fisheries plan that left the setnetters…

Kenai king genetics results ‘unreliable,’ says ADFG

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Kenai king genetics results ‘unreliable,’ says ADFG

The Alaska Board of Fisheries began a marathon 14-day meeting on Upper Cook Inlet salmon fishery issues on…

From left, Roland Maw and Dave Martin, from the United Cook Inlet Drift Association, John Jensen, Board of Fisheries member from Petersburg, and Bruce Gabrys, a commercial drift fisherman, talk during a break in the Upper Cook Inlet Board of Fisheries meeting at the Egan Center in Anchorage on Monday. -Photo by Rashah McChesney/Morris News Service - Alaska

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Board of Fisheries gets earful

ANCHORAGE — After two full days of public testimony, the Board of Fisheries has heard from the bulk…

Board of Fisheries meeting on Upper Cook Inlet salmon fishery under way

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Board of Fisheries meeting on Upper Cook Inlet salmon fishery under way

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