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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's bids come as Alaska seafood processors are struggling to sell their fish, and many fishing crews are contending with extremely low prices for their catch.
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Commercial fishing is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. Leann Cyr, the executive director of the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association sat down with KDLG’s Christina McDermott to talk about the scope of mental health challenges fleets may face and what’s being done to address these challenges.
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After one to two years of munching on zooplankton in freshwater, young sockeye - or smolt - head for salt water to begin the next chapter of their anadromous lives, where there’s a whole different menu available.
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The bay-wide catch slowed down some on Wednesday, but still almost half a million fish were caught yesterday. Almost half of that was in Egegik with 216,000 fish followed by the Naknek-Kvichak. The total run is now at 34.5 million.
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When salmon first hatch from eggs, fighting their way out of freshwater gravel beds and into the world, they’re hungry. The young salmon are on the hunt for tiny, microscopic animals called zooplankton.
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The fish in this season’s Bristol Bay sockeye run are older than usual - having spent more years in the open ocean - and significantly bigger, according to fisheries management researchers. KDLG’s Jessie Sheldon talked with Stacy Vega, area research biologist for commercial fisheries with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to learn more.
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The NN Cannery History Project in South Naknek has won a national award of excellence from the American Association for State and Local History, recognizing effort to preserve and represent the people and cultures of Bristol Bay’s processing industry.
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Bristol Bay fleets had another strong harvest day Monday with 1.8 million fish caught bay-wide. The biggest catch was in the Nushagak, followed closely by the Naknek-Kvichak. Escapement is at 7.5 million fish, and the total bay-wide run is at 31.1 million.
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A dramatic reading of a story submitted by Area M fisherman, Steven Burrows via a series of inReach messages.
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Deep in your inner ear sits a tiny calcium carbonate structure called an otolith. These little stones work as sensors of movement and gravity in our bodies, helping us balance. Fish have otoliths too. And what’s remarkable about a salmon’s otolith is the story it tells.
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Chinook salmon numbers have declined significantly in the Nushagak district, falling far short of in-river escapement goals in five of the last six years. Yet at the same time, sockeye runs are at an all time high. KDLG’s Jessie Sheldon investigates what’s known and unknown about these trends.
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The Chignik watershed is seeing a continued rebound of sockeye this season, a welcome sign since the run crashed in 2018. But while sockeye seem to be on track to meet escapement goals, chinook are scarce with just 18 fish counted so far this year.