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Posts Tagged ‘Alaska Department of Fish and game’

In Norton Sound, Expect Strong Salmon Runs This Summer

By admin | May 31, 2018

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.

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Norton Sound Herring Bait Harvest Breaks 10-Year Record

By admin | May 23, 2018
Norton Sound Seafood Products in Unalakleet

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.

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ADF&G Advisory Committee Wants to Ease Fishing Restrictions

By admin | April 6, 2018
Salmon drying on a fish rack. Photo: KNOM file.

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.

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Kawerak Looks to Kenaitze Tribe for Educational Salmon Fishery Model

By admin | March 27, 2018
Detail of "Inupiaq Tradition," a painting by Don Henry

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.

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Red King Crab Fisheries Set to Open This Weekend, One Buyer Available for Norton Sound Crabbers

By Davis Hovey | February 26, 2018
ADF&G observer Anneliese Moll measures the carapace of an eastern Norton Sound red king crab. Photo: Jenn Ruckel, KNOM.

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).

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Western Arctic Caribou Herd Shows First Growth Since 2003

By admin | January 10, 2018 | 2
Aerial view shot of a herd of caribou.

After fourteen years of decline, Alaska’s largest caribou herd is on the rebound. New digital camera systems aided last summer’s count.

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With Musk Oxen Attacks Seemingly on Rise, One Nome Pet Owner Calls For More Action

By Davis Hovey | November 10, 2017 | 4
"Three Wet Muskox." Photo: Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, taken July 16, 2012.

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.

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Norton Sound Fisheries Net Record $6 Million in 2017

By admin | November 3, 2017
Norton Sound red king crab. Photo: Jenn Ruckel, KNOM

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.

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Strong Year for Commercial Salmon Harvest Statewide

By admin | October 11, 2017 | 1
Close-up view of a recently-caught Alaska silver salmon.

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.

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“Red Horde” Swims Through Escapement Goals; Fish and Game Projects Strong Silver Run

By Davis Hovey | July 14, 2017

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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