Unhappy about state efforts to protect a struggling run of Kenai River king salmon, Cook Inlet commercial fishermen are headed into court today to ask a judge to order the Alaska Department […]
Fishing fair
More strange
Commercial fishermen were back at work in Cook Inlet on Thursday in an unprecedented effort to mop up some of the remnants of a late return of sockeye salmon to the Kenai […]
Battleground UCI
Fish wars are brewing again in Upper Cook Inlet with Alaska Gov. Bill Walker headed to Kenai on Friday to meet with commercial fishermen angry about fishing closures and the efforts of […]
Copper failure
The commercial fishing season for Copper River salmon – the most coveted of Alaska fish – is shaping up as a disaster for the isolated fishing community of Cordova. Prices paid to […]
No kings
Snow and ice still cover the tributaries of the Susitna River basin, but already the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is talking about closing the Chinook salmon fishery for the 2018 […]
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 […]
