The Upper Cook Inlet Personal Use Salmon Fishery Management Plan allows ADF&G to increase the hours open to dipnetting in the Kenai River personal use fishery to 24 hours per day, if ADF&G is projecting a run size that exceeds 2.3...
As of July 18, 2023, ADF&G projects the Kenai River sockeye salmon late-run to exceed 2.3 million fish and anticipates the escapement goal (750,000 – 1,300,000 sockeye salmon) will be achieved. Therefore, it is warranted to increase the bag and possession...
The New York Times published a lengthy story on the future of king salmon and orcas that are a key part of the controversy in Southeast Alaska waters. ...
The sustainable escapement goal for king salmon in the Copper River drainage is 21,000–31,000 fish. The 2023 Copper River king salmon run is projected to exceed 50,000 fish and the upper bound of the escapement goal. This projection is based on...
“Sockeye salmon have been coming in in good numbers at Saltery Cove and weir counts are tracking the 10-year average. The run has exceeded the escapement goal numerous times and is currently expected to exceed the goal this season,” stated Area...
“This salmon donation project was a bit of an experiment for us; we didn’t know how many people would be willing to contribute a portion of their subsistence harvest for families that they didn’t know. When people heard that we were...
The closure prohibits catch-and-release fishing, and all chum salmon caught incidentally while fishing for other species may not be removed from the water and must be released immediately....