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Alaska Public Media on Alaska Wildlife Troopers checking commercial fishing boats so they don't include performance-enhancing features. ...

Given the number of affected fisheries, the Department has opened an initial public comment period that will be open through June 30, 2023. The Department will host two virtual listening sessions on June 14 and 15, 2023, to receive initial input...

I still remember feeling a great sense of exhilaration as I gazed at sights few people had ever seen. It almost seemed sacrilegious to leave even a single footprint in the sands along the river, where the only marks were...

As Alaska’s fishing industry grapples with concerns over commercial fishing bycatch issues and new guidelines over the Magnuson-Stevens Act and its potential to enact much-needed changes to the system, Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola (D) has some ideas of her own. Here’s...

In March 2022, the Alaska Board of Fisheries adopted a management plan for east Cook Inlet razor clams that requires the adult clam abundance to meet or exceed 50% of the historical average abundance to open a limited harvest opportunity. The...

The National Park Service high-altitude helicopter launched at 9:15 am on Sunday morning with two mountaineering rangers to assess the site and rescue operations. The rangers were able to complete a successful short-haul rescue operation using 250-foot line suspended from the...

“I’m proud to be on the ground in Alaska – hearing the stories and seeing first-hand both the differences USDA has made in people’s lives and the infrastructure gaps that still exist in rural communities,” USDA Rural Utilities Service Administrator Andy...

The harder you fight the fish, the harder they’ll fight you, so you’ll just want to grind on the reel smoothly and keep the rod tip loaded against the fish. If slack develops, the halibut will execute some ribbon-like full-body gyrations...