All east Cook Inlet beaches remain closed to personal use clamming in 2022 to allow adult razor clam abundances to continue to rebuild. The closure is effective 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 1 through 11:59 p.m. Saturday, December 31, 2022. The closure...
s the splendor and prolific nature of Bristol Bay’s natural resources. Several of the salmon runs on the Naknek and surrounding rivers were “the best in several years,” which led Lyon to conclude that “it was a good year to be...
The Research Task Force would be directed to conduct a comprehensive review of Pacific salmon science relevant to understanding and managing salmon returns in Alaska, and publish a report, within one year of convening, to provide recommendations identifying knowledge and research...
This is a special reminder that the Alaska Board of Fisheries (board) current call for proposals is for proposed changes to the subsistence, personal use, sport, guided sport, and commercial fishing regulations for the Bristol Bay; Arctic, Yukon, Kuskokwim; Alaska Peninsula,...
The BOF adopted three proposals specific to the area sport fisheries. Proposal 31 increased the possession limit of sockeye salmon in the Upper Copper River drainage from three to six fish. Proposal 30 clarified and simplified regulations on the Gulkana River...
Scientists distinguished between natural variability in these two fish populations and human-caused influences of climate change based on how they responded to changes in ocean temperatures. Both pollock and cod at different stages of development are more or less susceptible to...