“To achieve an adequate escapement and collection of naturally-produced king salmon brood stock in 2023, as well as increasing the success of anglers targeting Kasilof River hatchery-produced king salmon returning to Crooked Creek, ADF&G has determined restrictions to the early-run king...
“The Little Susitna River achieved its escapement goal over the past several years with the majority of the fishing season being restricted to catch-and-release fishing,” stated Area Management Biologist Sam Ivey. “The escapement goal is likely to be achieved through non-retention...
The 2023 preseason forecast for Kenai River early-run king salmon is 2,914 large fish (fish greater than 34 inches in length). The total run forecast is less than the optimum escapement goal range of 3,900-6,600 fish. If realized, the 2023 run...
“Given the continued period of very poor productivity for Cook Inlet king salmon and the increasing harvest trends in Lower Cook Inlet, reducing the king salmon bag limit is a precautionary approach for the period of time when Cook Inlet stocks...
Alaska Airlines has traditionally delivered the first shipment of Copper River salmon to its home base in Seattle. And at least one plane paid homage to the state’s salmon culture. But that Boeing 737 paint scheme will be getting a makeover....
Proposals at the statewide meeting have been submitted by the general public, fishing organizations, local Fish and Game Advisory Committees, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The proposals can be found on the board’s website at http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fisheriesboard.proposalbook...
“Many of those who began the battle are no longer with us. New generations of our people have been born and raised with the cloud of Pebble hanging overhead,” she said, adding that so many people have worked to “defend the...
“It’s an exciting chance to study this stock in winter,” said study lead Mike LItzow, Alaska Fisheries Science Center. “That’s when people really interact with the stock— the Bristol Bay red king crab fishery and many other fisheries that potentially interact...