Fisheries, game boards to consider rule changes
Proposals for changes to regulations for fish and game advisory committees, processes for adopting regulations, advisory committee closures and subsistence uses are...
BOF considers proposal to reduce fishing time in Area M June fishery
Possible reductions in salmon fishing time in the Area M mixed stock June fishery are among the many controversial issues before the...
Legislation urges stronger federal, state protection of troll fishery
A House Joint Resolution urging federal and state defense of Alaska fisheries, including the Southeast Alaska troll fishery, has passed the Special...
Trident Seafoods marks 50th anniversary
A major seafood processing company that began with a single vessel operating out of Kodiak in 1973 marked its 50th anniversary on...
Prefiled bills would allow for taxing of new commercial fisheries
Among the nearly three dozen bills filed in the Alaska House of Representatives ahead of the legislative session beginning on Jan. 17...
Coho sports fishing restricted
To protect coho salmon returns and ensure sport fishing opportunities in the future, the Alaska Department of Fish and Games (ADF&G), has...
Prince William Sound harvest reaches 30.9 M fish
Commercial salmon harvests in Prince William Sound have exceeded 30 million fish to date for the 2022 season, which began under sunny...
PWS catch jumps by over half a million salmon
Harvesters in Prince William Sound’s commercial fishing districts made several thousand deliveries to processors over the past week, boosting the overall catch to over 3 million salmon, while the statewide total more than doubled to over 37 million fish.
Alaska Fish News: State attracts 20 Alaska aqua-farm applications
Twenty applications for Alaska aquatic farm permits were received by the state by the April 30 deadline. That’s the highest number in 17 years, said Flip Pryor, statewide aquaculture section chief at the Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game which issues the permits.
PWS harvest soars above 9M fish
Commercial harvesters in the Prince William Sound region delivered upwards of 371,340 salmon through Tuesday, June 28, while the statewide preliminary harvest exceeded 16 million fish, including deliveries in Bristol Bay, Cook Inlet, Kodiak and the Alaska Peninsula.
Update from the CPD – Feb. 27 – Mar. 3
The following incidents were reported to the Cordova Police Department between Feb. 27 and March 3. Any charges reported in these press...
