“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...
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...
ADF&G Commissioner Doug Vincent- Lang said, “After hearing from people living along the river, it is time to look beyond single year management. This agreement looks to rebuild over a life cycle of the chinook salmon, 7 years.”...
When special regulations for these hatchery areas expire, anglers may continue to fish under the regional king salmon bag, possession, and annual limits. Anglers are reminded that when in possession of king salmon less than 28 inches in length they should...
