Posts Tagged ‘salmon’
Official Salmon Harvest Summary Shows Disappointing Numbers for Norton Sound
This year’s Norton Sound’s salmon harvest has been valued at $290,302. That’s according to a preliminary salmon harvest summary from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Read MoreEmergency 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.
Read MoreFighting 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.
Read MoreIn 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 More‘Rivers of Gold’ Proposes Offshore Gold Mining Project for Solomon Area; Permit Process in Early Stages
Rivers of Gold has submitted its permit application to the Department of Natural Resources, seeking to mine specifically in the Solomon area. Both the Northern Norton Sound Fish & Game Advisory Committee and Kawerak have sent letters to DNR opposing this mining project. Given the nature of the proposed mining project, Rivers of Gold will also be required to file a permit application with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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 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 MoreKotzebue Commercial Fishers Have Options: Two Buyers in Town This Season
Copper River Seafoods and Pacific Star will be purchasing fish in Kotzebue. In 2014, the last time there were two or more buyers in Kotzebue, there were more than 100 permitted commercial fishermen in the area.
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