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    Jesse Pasch (left), winner of the average fish prize in the 28th annual Anchor Point King Salmon Tournament, poses with his fish during weigh-in on Saturday, May 6 at the Anchor Point Chamber of Commerce building in Anchor Point, Alaska. This is Pasch’s second year of winning “average fish.” Photo courtesy of Mcki Needham
    Persnail wins Anchor Point King Salmon Tournament
    By Delcenia Cosman • May 11, 2023 1:30 am

    Despite less-than-stellar weather and some last-minute operating changes, the 28th annual Anchor Point King Salmon Tournament saw another successful turnout.

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    Upper Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone can be seen on this map provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Image via fisheries.noaa.gov)
    NOAA to hear public comment about Cook Inlet...
    By Jacob Dye • May 4, 2023 1:30 am

    The hearing will be held online as a webinar May 18

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    Derotha Ferraro from the fishing vessel Big Game poses with the king salmon she caught in the Anchor Point King Salmon Calcutta on Sunday, May 12, 2019, in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Bill Scott)
    Anchor Point King Salmon Tournament kicks off this...
    By Delcenia Cosman • May 4, 2023 1:30 am

    The 28th annual Anchor Point King Salmon Calcutta and Tournament will be held this Friday and Saturday.

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    Photo by Delcenia Cosman / Homer News 
Tournament champion Gail Bilyeu, center, holds the winning fish during the Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament awards ceremony on Saturday. Pictured right are the tournament’s previous two champions, Weston and Andrew Marley.
    Gail Bilyeu wins 29th annual Homer winter king...
    By Delcenia Cosman • March 30, 2023 1:30 am

    Bilyeu’s fish weighed in at 26.12 pounds

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    A spawning chum salmon looks to return to the waters of Salmon Creek on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
    Supreme Court approves Stand for Salmon ballot initiative
    By James Brooks • August 15, 2018 2:53 pm

    The Alaska Supreme Court on Wednesday approved the Stand for Salmon ballot initiative for this fall’s elections, but not before deleting some provisions that violate the Alaska Constitution.

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    Fish board denies emergency petition on hatchery permit
    Fish board denies emergency petition on hatchery permit
    By ELIZABETH EARL Peninsula Clarion • July 17, 2018 9:45 pm

    The Board of Fisheries declined to take up an emergency petition related to hatchery pink salmon production in Prince William…

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    Despite DNR decision, coal mine could happen
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    Alaska salmon scored a partial victory this week, but PacRim’s coal mine could still happen. On Tuesday, the Alaska Department…

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    USDA buys $22 million in canned Alaska salmon
    USDA buys $22 million in canned Alaska salmon
    By DJ Summers • October 7, 2015 12:56 pm

    Icicle Seafoods and Peter Pan Seafoods have each offloaded millions of dollars worth of stockpiled canned salmon, courtesy of the…

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    Red swamp crawfish turning up in Alaska
    Red swamp crawfish turning up in Alaska
    By Cristy Fry • October 7, 2015 12:43 pm

    Warming oceans have brought news of many new and invasive species in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. The Alaska Department…

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    Gage Templer Conley was born at 2:47 a.m. Sept. 2, 2015, at South Peninsula Hospital to Lisa and Brad Conley….

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    Column wraps up for season, not fishing
    Column wraps up for season, not fishing
    By Nick C. Varney • September 10, 2015 9:49 am

    Now that we are beginning the slow tumble into the deep fall season where land hunts rule, don’t forget the…

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    Wild weather here, but fishing still fair
    Wild weather here, but fishing still fair
    By Nick C. Varney • September 3, 2015 10:31 am

    Well that was a pretty wild weekend. High tides, high winds, a dash of termination dust and snagging opened at…

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    Will high-tech fish freezing come to Spit?
    Will high-tech fish freezing come to Spit?
    By Miranda Weiss • September 3, 2015 9:31 am

    A thawed salmon filet that tastes the same as a fresh one? Is this too good to be true? A…

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