The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is closing all sport fishing for nonpelagic rockfish in outside waters from Yakutat to Ketchikan for three weeks beginning August 1.
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Southeast’s summer Dungeness crab season shortened by three weeks
The current estimate for the combined summer and fall harvest is 1.68 million pounds — the lowest estimate early since Fish and Game implemented a management plan in 2000.
Survey investigates Alaskan’s attitudes towards wildlife
A new survey will measure attitudes towards wildlife among a thousand Alaska residents. It will be used to help Alaska Department of Fish and Game better serve the public.
State asks for mule deer sightings due to moose winter tick concern
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is asking for the public’s help in reporting sightings of mule deer around the Interior.
Hunt opens for muskox stranded on Triangle Island
Fish and Game biologist Patrick Jones says the animal most likely floated over from the herd on Nunivak Island.
State schedules prescribed burns in Delta bison range to improve forage, habitat
Alaska Division of Forestry personnel will burn off dry vegetation in two areas around the Delta Junction State Bison Range over the next few weeks. The prescribed burns are intended to improve habitat for bison and other species that live on the range.
Long winter is making for cranky moose, Fish and Game warns
As this winter continues, longer and snowier than those in the recent past, moose are getting cantankerous warns the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in a Monday news release.
Low salmon projections cancel popular Southeast spring king derby
Juneau’s Spring King Salmon Derby won’t happen this year, because there aren’t enough fish. State biologists predict chinook returns will be low this year.
King salmon sport fishing in Upper Copper River closed this season
The Department of Fish and Game announced Tuesday, March 7, that all king salmon sport fisheries in the Upper Copper River drainage will be closed for the season because of declining salmon returns.
State cuts bring changes to Southeast commercial fisheries
Commercial fisheries in Southeast Alaska have survived two years of state budget cuts but not without some changes. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Commercial Fisheries has cut some positions, ended some monitoring programs, and found some new funding sources.