Brian Venua
Fisheries ReporterBrian Venua grew up in Dillingham and attended Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA. He got his start in journalism at KDLG in 2020, interviewing and writing for the Bristol Bay Fisheries Report and signed on as a full-time host and reporter later that year.
As a local reporter, Brian covered a wide range of topics such as wildlife, economy, politics, health, and culture. Several of his articles have been featured by local, statewide and national news organizations, including the Bristol Bay Times, Alaska Public Media and National Native News.
He enjoys landscape photography, pyrography, hiking, kayaking, cooking, and music performance.
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Over a million fish have now swam up the Nushagak. Fleets hauled in almost 850,000 fish baywide on Thursday, and the total run is at 7.1 million fish. -
The sockeye runs to the Chignik River are at their highest for this time of year since 2015. This is welcome news after four years of extremely low returns. Chignik officials think that might have something to do with recent management changes to Area M’s commercial fishery, but biologists and Area M fishers are skeptical. -
For our final show, we have a deeper look at how the fishery has changed over the years, perspective from Area M and Chignik, the limited entry system, and a few final words from our Fish Report team. -
In the penultimate fish report for the 2022 season we look at the ecology, biology and management of the fishery. -
This is the second year in a row Choggiung Limited has placed restrictions on their land for non-shareholders. Shareholder descendants and spouses may also participate in moose or caribou hunts. This year, however, non-shareholders can still pick berries, gather plants, or hunt and trap for small game or predators. -
It’s the last week of the 2022 fish report. Our final three shows are today, Wednesday and Friday. Today we’re going to look at the industry — prices, processors, harvest capacity, sleep and more. -
It’s the penultimate day of Fish and Game’s daily run summary. Another half-million fish came through the bay on Thursday and the total run is now 76.5 million sockeye. With harvest also at 58.2 million fish, this year’s records keep on growing. Let’s dive in. -
Bristol Bay’s sockeye run has reached 76 million. As we head toward the end of July, harvests continue to drop off. But some runs are still going strong – the Kvichak’s escapement was over 100,000 fish on Wednesday. And the Nushagak District’s run is now 30 million fish. -
Earlier this month, KLDG’s Katherine Moncure reported on abortion access in Bristol Bay. She spoke with fellow reporter Brian Venua about the experience of searching for information on a highly polarized issue. -
Bristol Bay’s total run is at 75.3 million sockeye. The Naknek-Kvichak fleet hauled in the largest catch of the day again, at more than a quarter-million fish. And Area M fisherfolk caught 268,315 salmon for a total harvest of 9.45 million.
