“Ice fishers should check ice thickness on the lake or pond they plan to place their ice houses on before doing so,” Tanana River drainage Area Management Biologist Andy Gryska advised. “This can be done by drilling holes in the ice...
Overall, this year's sport fishing season was a mixed bag with its fair share of ups and downs. It was a decent year for hatchery king salmon fishing, as the total harvest was above the yearly average. Unfortunately, that good luck...
Here’s more on the controversy from Alaska Public Media: Backers of a proposed copper and gold mine in Southwest Alaska “tried to trick regulators by pretending to pursue a smaller project with the intention of expanding” after the project was approved,...
If implemented, the requested emergency closures would include pelagic trawl, pot gear, and longline gear, and would be in effect for 180 days after the emergency rule is published. The petitioners requested that the closure occur for 6 months—from January 1 to...
" In recent decades, Alaska has become an increasingly important source of ducks for Pacific Flyway hunters, and the state didn't disappoint again in 2022. The total duck estimate in Alaska was up 17 percent from 2019 and comparable to the long-term...
From Alaska Public Media comes this story on Ketchikan’s tribal residents asking for more federal subsistence opportunities, which these Southeast Alaskans have been barred from participation: Trixie Bennett, the president of Ketchikan’s tribe, said the push to designate Ketchikan as a...
