Corinne Smith
Fisheries ReporterCorinne Smith is an award-winning reporter and producer who grew up in Oakland, California and on her family’s horse ranch in Marin County, CA, a contrast that nurtured a deep appreciation for the complexities of identity and belonging, and connection to place, land and the natural world. This is her second season as a fisheries report, and now returns as director of the Bristol Bay Fisheries Report.
She began her reporting career at KPFA Radio in Berkeley, first as a general assignment reporter and then as lead producer for UpFront, a daily morning drive-time news and public affairs show. She’s served as a local reporter and host in Alaska for KFSK in Petersburg, KHNS in Haines, and most recently with KBBI in Homer. Her work has been recognized by the Alaska Press Club, and her stories have been featured in NPR’s Morning Edition, National Native News and the Bristol Bay Times.
You can reach her at corinne@kdlg.org.
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Fishermen throughout the bay continue to bring in steady numbers of fish, as crews across districts hauled in over a million fish yesterday. We get updates from biologists for both the West and East sides. Rick Thoman says what to expect in the cloudy skies on today's Weather Wednesday. Processing worker Jose Acuna shares how his season is going so far. -
Across the bay, fishing crews hauled in almost 2.6 million fish, the highest catch this season by far. A forecast from the University of Washington predicts a larger run with smaller fish. A total of 21 fishing violations have been reported by State Troopers. We hear more voices across Bristol Bay, some fishing and others processing. -
It’s our final show of the season, but the run isn’t done yet. Bay-wide, fleets hauled in another 726,000 fish on Thursday, for a season total of 36.9 million. Escapement is at 13.3 million total, and the run nears the forecast at just under 50.3 million. -
Yesterday, roughly 100 fishing vessels joined together at the mouth of the Naknek River in Bristol Bay to peacefully protest processors' announced sockeyes salmon price. -
Bristol Bay fishing crews outraged with this year’s base price protested by anchoring in the Naknek River entrance on Thursday. Crews are calling on Alaskan processors to reconsider this historic low base price and bring more price transparency to the fishery. -
KDLG reporters are on the water this morning, on a boat moving from crew to crew interviewing protesting fishermen. -
The Bristol Bay run is slowing down, but still had a strong harvest yesterday of 722,000 fish. Total harvest is now at 35.3 million, and total escapement is at 12.8 million. The total bay-wide run is estimated at 48.2 million fish. -
Organizers say it's a demonstration to demand processors improve the base price from 50 cents per pound, and end the practice of price secrecy in the fishery. -
Bristol Bay fishing crews expressed shock and outrage at what they say is the lowest price of a lifetime. A protest is planned in the Naknek River on July 20. -
Harvests slowed down a bit after a surprise encore of record harvest days over the weekend. But catches were still going strong Sunday with a baywide catch of 1.43 million. Naknek-Kvichak and Egegik fleets brought in the biggest harvests again yesterday. Escapement was at 550,000 fish. The bay wide run is now 45.9 million, fast approaching the season forecast of 51 million fish.
