The task force will study the impacts of bycatch on what it calls “high-value” state fisheries.
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Board of Fish will consider moving Southeast meeting back to Ketchikan
The board is asking for public comment on whether to move the postponed meeting back to Ketchikan after originally rescheduling it for Anchorage.
Board of Fish Southeast meeting moved to Anchorage in March
The decision is a loss for Ketchikan’s winter economy and is leaving some feeling cut out of the decision-making process.
New smartphone app helps fishermen track ocean conditions in real time
Developed by the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island, the app is meant to help Alaska’s harvesters and managers speak the same language.
Worry for commercial fishermen and Kenai Peninsula communities after Cook Inlet fishery closure
Federal managers voted to close a huge swath of Upper Cook Inlet to commercial salmon fishing, capping a two-year fight over the fate of the fishery and its 500 permit-holders.
What happens when wild salmon interbreed with hatchery fish?
A research project by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game seeks to understand the genetic differences between wild and farmed pink salmon populations.
Winter salmon trolling starts slow in Southeast Alaska
From October through the end of December, winter trollers had caught only around 5,500 king salmon. That’s almost 2,000 fewer kings than last winter’s catch during the same time period.
Roland Maw’s PFD fraud and theft trial rescheduled for February
The former executive director of the United Cook Inlet Drift Association and Board of Fisheries nominee was indicted on 12 felony charges of theft and unsworn falsification related to applying for and receiving Permanent Fund dividends.
Some Board of Fish members express interest in limiting hatchery production
The Department of Fish and Game’s hatchery-wild research project is due to release the first round of several genetic reports in the coming months, which will inform the board’s discussion on hatchery fish.
Hatchery debate wages on as research continues
For the second time this year, Alaska’s Board of Fisheries will weigh an emergency petition to block a Solomon Gulch Hatchery from increasing its production. This is the latest skirmish in a battle over whether pink salmon hatcheries are causing more harm than good.