“At a time when Alaska’s schools, our fisheries, and our established infrastructure all desperately deserve greater investment, AIDEA essentially functions as an autonomous corporation with a slush fund of Alaskans’ money. It’s time for the legislature to take a serious look...
This action does not prohibit gutting and gilling fish before returning to port. Anglers may fillet and head king and coho salmon, lingcod, and nonpelagic rockfish on board a vessel once it is tied up at a docking facility where the...
“As a Community Supported Fishery, community is at the heart of who we are and everything we do at Alaskans Own. Our top priority is to take care of our community, whether that’s by safeguarding ocean health, paying local fishermen a...
“Understanding how young salmon and their prey responded to past ecosystem change gives us a clue to what will happen in the future,” said study leader Ellen Yasumiishi, NOAA Fisheries biologist, Alaska Fisheries Science Center. “We want to know what’s driving the number...
Spring steelhead are entering many freshwater drainages on Prince of Wales Island, and numbers will build through April, with peak timing around the 3rd week of April. Drainages that support good numbers of steelhead include; Thorne, Karta, and Klawock rivers and...
Arctic Man returned to Alaska in 2023 and my son and I decided to meetup for the weekend and take in the event. This year there were side-by-side races and some snow machine races, but missing from the 2023 festival...
The review will focus on current and potential markets, differences among Alaska’s regional herring fisheries, and potential legal pathways to resolve changes to regulatory systems. Through information gained by the committee, both the board and commission may independently consider governance changes...
Jade’s artwork was chosen as the Best of Show out of 218 entries from across the state and will represent Alaska at the National Jr. Duck Stamp Contest on April 19th held in Falls Church, Virginia. ...