A hatchery in the Southeast community of Kake is closing its doors this month and has released its final chum, pink and coho salmon.
Fisheries
Federal presence on king salmon runs marks another year of firsts
For 32 communities inside the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, enforcement is being carried out not by the state, but by the federal officers.
U.S. Senators work to allow foreign students back in fish plants
In Congress yesterday, a bill that would allow foreign students to work in Alaska fish processing plants cleared a major committee.
Anxiety and threats on the Kuskokwim as first salmon gillnet openings near
Four weeks into salmon fishing restrictions, the atmosphere along the Kuskokwim River is tense.
Subsistence users criticize miners, regulators at Nome meeting
Some subsistence users blame gold miners and regulators for failing to take into account the negative impacts mining is having on other resources around Nome.
Federal fisheries money heads to Senate
The U.S. Senate is poised to pass a spending bill that includes more than $150 million for federal programs important to Alaska’s fishing industry and marine navigation.