The Copper River commercial salmon fishery ended Tuesday almost 2,000 Chinook over the 5,000-salmon threshold the Alaska Department of Fish and Game set as the acceptable harvest for 2017, and the fishing […]
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Big fish day
More than a decade ago, a couple of Alaskans – one from Anchorage, the other from Seward – decided they wanted to do something for Alaska servicemen stationed in the cold, dark […]
Prized fish kill
Update: This story has been updated with video to illustrate Thursday fishing conditions. The Copper River commercial fishery has claimed the life of a 69-year-old commercial fishermen from Cordova. The body of […]
Near deadly attack
An Eagle River woman remains in the intensive care unit of an Anchorage hospital days after being attacked by a moose. Her brother, Greg Beck also of Eagle River, said Thursday that […]
Yes or no, fish or go
News analysis Fisheries biologists with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are today wrestling with a major dilemma. Months ago, long-time Cordova biologist Steve Moffitt forecast a frighteningly low […]
When moose attack
Only four days after the Alaska Department of Fish and Game issued a warning to residents of Alaska’s largest city to be on the look out for aggressively protective mother moose, an […]
Life with bears
Update: This story was updated on May 22, 2017 with a brief video clip of a big Anchorage grizzly. When it’s spring time in Alaska, the bears come out, and if you […]
Chinook roulette
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game spun the cylinder on the Copper River commercial salmon fishery on Saturday hoping against hope the hammer falls on an empty cylinder. The […]
Golden fish
Update: This story was updated on May 21, 2017 to include new prices. In economic crisis, there is often opportunity. Commercial fishermen in Cordova, Alaska are at the moment worrying mightily […]
King salmon surprise
A fishing season that was to have seen the worst return of king salmon to Alaska’s Copper River since 1985 has opened with an unexpected bounty of the big fish. Despite […]
