Over the past 20 years, rural and especially indigenous communities have steadily lost access to Alaska’s fisheries, a loss that has eliminated commercial fishing from some communities and reduced subsistence access and food security across the State,” commented Linda Behnken, ASFT...
“So far, the Council has left Alaska Native traditional fishers and small boat directed fishermen to bear the burden of conservation while factory pollock trawlers catch, kill and throw away millions of crab, hundreds of thousands of chum, and tens of...
Director of Photography Austin Walsh and Filmmaker Blake Kresge filmed in Alaska for a week. The voiceover is a poem in the public domain called The Spell of the Yukon by Robert Service. It was read around a campfire by their...
“This is another great example of the strong partnership between the Coast Guard and NOAA OLE,” said LT Will Singletary, Naushon Commanding Officer. “Enforcing federal fisheries laws in Alaska by protecting living marine resources and ensuring fairness and sustainability in the...
The basis for recommending the stock of concern is the failure to meet the inriver run goal of 95,000 Nushagak River king salmon in five of the past six years. This is despite specific management measures taken by the department to...
Keep in mind that bait is not allowed when fishing in Mosquito Lake and Chilkat Lake so tip-ups won't be practical in those lakes. This purpose of the no-bait regulation is to conserve cutthroat trout, which tend to swallow bait deeply....