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    Fishermen launch their boats at the Homer Harbor on Friday morning. All lanes at the load-launch ramp were occupied and others waited to get a start on fishing.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    Fishermen arriving for Winter King Tournament
    March 20, 2015 12:31 pm

    Fishermen from around the state began showing up in Homer today for the annual Winter King Salmon Tournament. The Homer…

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    Young salmon, such as this silver (coho) shown above, winter in the Anchor River. ADFG biologists borrowed the fish, along with other salmon and sticklebacks, to show to about a dozen people during a field trip to Anchor River conservation sites on March 5. The fish was returned unharmed to the channel where it was caught.-Photos by Shana Loshbaugh
    Variety of groups join forces to preserve the...
    By Shana Loshbaugh • March 18, 2015 4:42 pm

    At first glance, the Anchor River seems remote and wild. After all, Anchor Point is small, even by Alaska standards,…

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    Alaska Supreme Court  to consider setnet ban initiative later this year
    Alaska Supreme Court to consider setnet ban initiative...
    By DJ Summers • March 18, 2015 3:20 pm

    The Alaska Fisheries Conservation Alliance filed its final brief with the Alaska Supreme Court on March 5 to allow a…

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    Bumper crop of pinks expected
    Bumper crop of pinks expected
    By Cristy Fry • March 18, 2015 3:08 pm

    Thanks to hatcheries coming back online, lower Cook Inlet is expecting a bumper crop of pink salmon this season. Fishermen…

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    Scientists, managers and public connect at Kachemak Bay Science Conference
    Scientists, managers and public connect at Kachemak Bay...
    By Shana Loshbaugh • March 11, 2015 4:23 pm

    In an ideal world, science would enlighten us about how the things around us work, and managers would use that…

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    Chuitna Mine comments due by March 10
    Chuitna Mine comments due by March 10
    February 25, 2015 12:06 pm

    The Alaska Department of Natural Resources has kicked off a short, 15-day comment period for people to weigh in on…

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    Fish and Game forecasts more kings on the Kenai River
    Fish and Game forecasts more kings on the...
    February 18, 2015 2:09 pm

    If the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s preseason forecast for the early run of chinook salmon on the Kenai…

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    Alaska seafood featured by Princess Alaska cruises
    Alaska seafood featured by Princess Alaska cruises
    February 11, 2015 11:19 am

    A new partnership between Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, or ASMI, and Princess Cruise Lines will bring more Alaska seafood onboard…

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    Walmart launches ‘The Alaskan’
    Walmart launches ‘The Alaskan’
    By DJ Summers • February 11, 2015 11:06 am

    ANCHORAGE — Walmart announced on Jan. 28 the launch of an in-store brand, The Alaskan, for sale in every Alaska…

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    Initiative all about greed, not saving Kenai’s kings
    Initiative all about greed, not saving Kenai’s kings
    By Andy Hall • January 22, 2015 10:48 am

    As you are out and about during this unusual winter, a clipboard-wielding stranger might approach you and ask if you…

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    Chenault asks Walker to consider tossing out fish board
    Chenault asks Walker to consider tossing out fish...
    By Cristy Fry • January 21, 2015 4:24 pm

    People across the state, including House Speaker Mike Chenault, are questioning the Board of Fisheries’ unanimous vote to not even…

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    Pollock fishery now happening off Homer
    Pollock fishery now happening off Homer
    By Cristy Fry • December 18, 2014 10:35 am

    A proposal to the Alaska Board of Fisheries from last year to look at developing a state-waters pollock fishery is…

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    Let’s protect Bristol Bay
    Let’s protect Bristol Bay
    December 10, 2014 3:47 pm

    Too few Alaskans know the humbling beauty of the Alaska Peninsula and the imposing journey into Bristol Bay. But over…

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