That’s a lot of lingcod: 11,000 pounds worth caught illegally in the Gulf of Alaska by a Washington-based group, Fisherman’s Finest LLC. The Alaska State Troopers Wildlife Division found that the company had retained 11,000 pounds of a total 56,000 pounds...
By Andy Walgamott, on April 16th, 2014 THE FOLLOWING IS A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPORTSMAN’S ALLIANCE FOR ALASKA Today, 14 leading sportsmen’s and conservation groups expressed their strong opposition to the Regulatory Fairness Act, which would halt the EPA’s efforts...
Eli Huffman of Jake’s Nushagak Salmon Camp sent us this: Greetings! We have some big news to share today: Yesterday, after months of dedicated phone calls, emails, testimony and frustration, HB77 died in committee. This bill threatened the water rights of individual...
(PHOTO COURTESY OF HOMER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE) Kenai’s Ray Tepp (far right on the above photo) captured last weekend’s Homer Winter King Salmon tournament with a fish of 30 pounds, 6 ounces. Tepp, 30, took home a whopping $19,026 for his...
From the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: Chinook Salmon Research Initiative (ADFG photo) Chinook (king) salmon have been returning in fewer numbers to many Alaska rivers, requiring painful restrictions on fisheries that harvest these stocks. Widespread shortfalls became apparent...
Admittedly, I don’t know a ton about drones, but I found this report interesting about the use of them for hunters in Alaska. Actually it’s more past than current tense. Here’s a little bit from the Anchorage Daily News: A drone...
Tugboats Photo by Getty Images Has it been 25 years already? The tragedy of the oil tanker Exxon Valdez oil all over the waters surrounding the port sharing the city’s name still is having an impact on Valdez and Prince William Sound, as...
So this is why Alaskans are so concerned about all things hunting and fishing. From the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: Press Release: March 13, 2014 Contact: Maria Gladziszewski, Assistant Director, Division of Wildlife Conservation, Juneau, (907) 465-4114 Wildlife...
