Posts Tagged ‘Alaska Department of Fish and game’
In Norton Sound, Expect Strong Salmon Runs This Summer
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says salmon runs in the Norton Sound district are expected to be at least as strong as last year, with the exception of king salmon.
Read MoreNorton Sound Herring Bait Harvest Breaks 10-Year Record
The herring bait fishery has seen the best harvest numbers since 2008 and could break the 1997 record if the 100-ton quota is met.
Read MoreADF&G Advisory Committee Wants to Ease Fishing Restrictions
After strong salmon runs in Nome and Port Clarence last summer, the regional advisory committee of ADF&G wants to ease regulations on both commercial and subsistence fishing.
Read MoreKawerak Looks to Kenaitze Tribe for Educational Salmon Fishery Model
Representatives from the Kenaitze Indian Tribe visited Nome earlier this month to discuss their Educational Salmon Fishery, which Kawerak hopes could become a model for Nome.
Read MoreRed King Crab Fisheries Set to Open This Weekend, One Buyer Available for Norton Sound Crabbers
The Norton Sound winter commercial red king crab fishery as well as the Community Development Quota (CDQ) fishery open at noon on March 3rd. Registered permit holders who do not have a catcher-seller permit can only sell crab to one buyer, Norton Sound Seafood Products (NSSP).
Read MoreWestern Arctic Caribou Herd Shows First Growth Since 2003
After fourteen years of decline, Alaska’s largest caribou herd is on the rebound. New digital camera systems aided last summer’s count.
Read MoreWith Musk Oxen Attacks Seemingly on Rise, One Nome Pet Owner Calls For More Action
Vickie Erickson says that, over the last few years, she has lost four dogs to musk ox attacks. During Erickson’s latest encounter with musk oxen on October 3rd, her family dog for six years, Bart, was killed.
Read MoreNorton Sound Fisheries Net Record $6 Million in 2017
Norton Sound fishers earned $6.05 million in the commercial crab, salmon, and halibut fisheries this year, according to Norton Sound Seafood Products, which bought the fish.
Read MoreStrong Year for Commercial Salmon Harvest Statewide
Alaska Department of Fish & Game harvest and value estimates released last week show a jump in both catch and prices paid to fishermen in 2017, as well as the all-time record chum harvest statewide.
Read More“Red Horde” Swims Through Escapement Goals; Fish and Game Projects Strong Silver Run
As of Thursday morning, an additional 3,700 sockeyes were reported through the Pilgrim River. Area manager Jim Menard says he and his staff are encouraging subsistence fishers to get out there and stop the “red horde” before it overtakes Salmon Lake.
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