A new lake was added to the Kenai Peninsula Lake stocking program. Be sure to try ice fishing at John Hedberg Lake in North Kenai. Information and directions to the lake can be found on the ADF&G Alaska Lakes Database webpage....
Stormy Lake was successfully treated with rotenone to eradicate nonnative northern pike in September 2012. Prior to the treatment, eggs were taken from native Arctic char and reared in the William Jack Hernandez Sport Fish Hatchery. During the summer of 2013,...
Due to declining commercial fishery catch per unit of effort (CPUE) indicating low spot shrimp abundance in Section 11-A, the commercial, sport, and personal use fisheries were closed July 1, 2013, to allow the shrimp population in this area to rebuild....
But the fight is not over. Next year we must stay active and work to ensure protections for the region are finalized and in line with what Bristol Bay Tribes and communities have been asking for....
“Alaska’s fisheries and seafood sector are a critical driver of our State’s economy, employing more than 58,000 people and producing billions of dollars in economic output in our state each year. Unfortunately, I continue to hear from Alaska’s seafood industry about...
The subsistence and sport shrimp fisheries have been closed in Hoonah Sound since March of 2020. The Section 13-C commercial pot shrimp fishery was closed for the 2021/22 season and will remain closed through the 2022/23 season. ...
