"kasilof river"

Before the days of a reliable road system, much of the Kenai Peninsula could only be accessed via boat.

For the first time, volunteer observers counted how many Cook Inlet belugas passed through the rivers between March and May.

Last year’s sockeye run was the lowest since 1971, at 4.36 million fish. Commercial fishermen saw a harvest of 700,000 salmon in 2020, over 1 million short of the preseason projections.