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Assembly keeps habitat law on the books

It boiled down to science vs. emotion and personal property rights vs. communist encroachment by the United Nations…

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Science research shows salmon surprisingly vulnerable to things humans barely notice

The history of salmon in North America is tragic. Over and over, Euro-American settlers ate salmon, knew the…

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Affected property owners did not receive proper notice on stream ordinance

Imagine you wake up tomorrow morning as usual: After coffee and a little breakfast you decide it’s time…

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National Association of Realtors joins anadromous stream fight

Mail found in boxes around the borough last week included the National Association of Realtors’ take on the…

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Assembly needs to hear from those who want to protect salmon streams

Wasn’t it interesting to receive the mailed flyers recommending the repeal of Kenai Peninsula Borough Ordinance 2011-12, from…

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Opposing protection of common resources just doesn’t make sense

We’re concerned about the recent flood of brochures by a Chicago-based organization, the National Association of Realtors, one…

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Lower peninsula streams closed until July 15

Because of low king salmon runs, an emergency order issued Wednesday by the Alaska Department of Fish and…

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Coast Guard offers free safety exams to fishermen

ANCHORAGE (AP) — The Coast Guard is offering free dockside safety exams to fishermen in Bristol Bay communities…

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Fishing picking up at Nick Dudiak lagoon

Last week I reported that the king run at The Fishing Hole had been about as productive as…

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Youth Fishing Day set for Saturday

The Memorial Day weekend was primo if you were into mucking around the beaches for assorted clam-type life…

An Alaska Department of Fish and Game sonar weir is just downstream of the Anchor River bridge. The weir, in the bridge hole, is within an area previously closed to fishing, but fishing is open downstream of the closed area.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Anchor River open for fishing

A photo caption in the May 23 Homer News incorrectly stated the fishing status of the Anchor River.…

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Good clam tides, but limit reduced

The first part of this season’s premiere column will be dedicated to those of you who scour wilderness…

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Some found guilty in fishing case

BETHEL — A Bethel judge has ruled against some of nearly two dozen Yup’ik Eskimo fishermen cited for…