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One proposal aimed to limit the amount of chum caught in Area M’s South Peninsula fishery to allow more chum to return to Western Alaska rivers. The board ended up passing some restrictions, but it’s far short of what Western Alaska residents were hoping for. And communities near the Area M fishery say they aren’t satisfied either.
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At this week’s Board of Fisheries meeting, Area M is at the center of a debate on how to protect the record-low Yukon River chum salmon runs. The board is deliberating today, and the meeting is being streamed live.
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To the west of Bristol Bay, Area M fishermen are still hauling in fish offshore from the Alaska Peninsula.Area M fishermen have hauled in nearly 9 million…
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A recent study said that no matter how far from shore an Area M fisherman fishes, the majority of his sockeye catch in the Outer Port Heiden section is…
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The state fish board has a new policy to help when tasked with considering changes to commercial setnet sites after erosion takes its toll.The Alaska…
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Few changes on the way for Alaska Peninsula salmon fisheries after triennial Board of Fish meeting.Despite hearing requests from Bristol Bay stakeholders…
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Chignik fishermen are asking the state Board of Fisheries to increase the focus on pink and chum salmon management in their area. The state Board of…
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Who is catching whose fish? That's the question that'll be left to the state Board of Fisheries to sort out at its meeting in Anchorage this week.The…
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Local fishermen say several proposals up for discussion at the state Board of Fisheries' Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Island and Chignik meeting this month…
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The proposals up for discussion at the state Board of Fisheries meeting this week include some that would move the fishery near Port Heiden into the…