Sockeye Salmon Limit Lifted on Pilgrim River
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has announced a waiver on annual per-household harvest limits for sockeye salmon on the Pilgrim River, effective 12:01 a.m. on Monday, July 15. Recent escapement projections indicate that the escapement goal for sockeye salmon at the Pilgrim River weir will be met, with a significant harvestable surplus […]
ADF&G Announces 24 Hour Commercial Salmon Fishing Opening
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has announced a 24-hour opening for commercial salmon gillnet fishing in Norton Sound Subdistricts 1 through 3. The announcement, made by Norton Sound Area Manager Kevin Clark, details the following schedule: Subdistrict 1 (Nome): Open from 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, until 9 p.m. on Friday, June […]
Voice Your Concerns: Federal Subsistence Regulation Suggestions Due by May 21
The deadline to submit suggestions for changes to the Federal Subsistence Management Program’s regulations is May 21. As residents of the area grapple with subsistence food insecurity due to climate and regulatory changes, the suggestion form offers people the opportunity to voice their concerns. Regulatory changes in fishing and shellfish harvesting seasons, harvest limits, methods, […]
Crowdsourcing Conservation: App Aims to Help Protect Migratory Fish
Tucked away in the remote expanses of Western Alaska, hidden streams carve through the untouched wilderness. Unique species of fish glide beneath the surface, oftentimes unnoticed and undocumented. The Alaska Fish Habitat Mapping project, more affectionately known as the “Fish Map App”, seeks to change this by documenting previously unreported migratory patterns and species. The […]
Emergency Order Allows Drift-Net Chum Fishing in New Section of Lower Yukon
After low king counts continued this summer, the Alaska Board of Fisheries granted an emergency-status petition from some Lower Yukon communities allowing the use of drift-net fishing in addition to set-net.
Fighting For More Fish, CVRF Woos Voters In Election Year
Coastal Villages Region Fund is trying to drum up more voter support for its Just Fix CDQ campaign, which aims to change fishery allocations the nonprofit says are unfair.
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.
Norton 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.
With New Report, CVRF Continues Its Fight for More Fish
The Coastal Villages Region Fund has commissioned a new report that it says is further evidence its federal fishery allocations are unfairly low.
Kawerak 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.