“We have a responsibility to manage the western Arctic in way that honors the more than 40 Indigenous communities that continue to rely on the resources from the Reserve for subsistence,” said BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning. “With the rapidly changing climate,...
"The sockeye salmon have shown up on the Kenai River and I’m down staying in the back of my truck,
Dirtbagging for another glorious day on the river."...
“King salmon runs across the Kenai Peninsula are significantly below preseason and inseason expectations,” stated Area Management Biologist Phill Stacey. “Regulatory restrictions and closures have been issued across peninsula king salmon sport fisheries. In an effort to maximize achieving the escapement...
King salmon returning to Medvejie Hatchery in 2024 were not expected to meet broodstock goals. As a result, a prior announcement was issued to close sport fishing within Bear Cove on May 13, 2024. Sufficient king salmon have now arrived at...
Cianne’s beautiful design highlights some of Katmai’s marine residents including sockeye salmon, a keystone park species, and sea otters. In the design the otter and salmon circle a scene of two bears by a lake with mountains in the background. Two...
Through July 7, a total of 6,115 sockeye salmon have passed the Saltery River weir. The escapement goal for sockeye salmon into Saltery Lake is 15,000 to 35,000 fish and typically 13% of the run has occurred by this date. Based...
“Since 2016, king salmon broodstock goals have not been achieved for road system king salmon egg-takes and these areas have traditionally supported the bulk of king salmon broodstock that has been collected for Kodiak Road System king salmon stocking projects.,” stated...
As of July 7, more than 33,000 sockeye salmon have been counted through the Situk River weir. The escapement goal for sockeye salmon on the Situk River is 30,000–70,000 fish. Typically, by this date, approximately 44% of the sockeye run has...
