The Dept. of the Interior and USDA are holding 4 listening and consultation sessions on Alaska Native subsistence in the state of Alaska this month.
June 21, 2021: No federal fishing opportunity announced
Peninsula Clarion: Roundtable discussion focuses on salmon sustainability, culture
Roundtable discussion focuses on salmon sustainability, culture
With participants from a broad swathe of the salmon spectrum, the Kenai River Sportfishing Association’s Classic Roundtable discussion Wednesday focused on new research and management tools to preserve troubled salmon returns in the state.
Click to view the video of the 2018 Classic Roundtable, the agenda, and the biographies of the keynote speaker and panelists.
KYUK: Kuskokwim Fishermen Request Additional Fishing Hours For Kasigluk Following Recent Deaths
Friday's gillnet opening in the lower Kuskokwim River may not be the last one. The Kuskokwim River Salmon Management Working Group is recommending that the community of Kasigluk receive additional fishing hours this season after recent deaths limited the community’s ability to subsistence fish.
KYUK: Kalskag Negotiating New Subsistence Fishing Regulations With Kuskokwim Fishery Managers
How you fish on the Kuskokwim River depends on where you are. According to local fishermen, how you fish near Upper and Lower Kalskag is unlike anywhere else on the river. Fishermen in these communities claim that their unique situation requires unique fishing regulations and are meeting with tribal, federal, and state managers Tuesday, June 19 to negotiate a solution.
KYUK: With New Kuskokwim King Salmon Data Released, Bering Sea Bycatch Restrictions Come Under Review
New state data reveals that the number of king salmon returning to the Kuskokwim River has been inflated for decades. Now, the state is recommending that the body governing the Bering Sea pollock fishery adopt this new information. If it does, restrictions on the fleet’s bycatch of king salmon could tighten, and a long-voiced demand from Kuskokwim residents could be met.
Coffee@KYUK: Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission and ONC Summer Youth Employment Program
Follow the link to listen to the chat hosted by PETRA HARPAK & S. GRADY DEATON.
Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Executive Director Mary Peltola and Employment, Training and Child Care Director Nicholai Joekay. Photo taken on May 30, 2018.
KYUK: Kuskokwim Tribes Urge Feds To Take Over Lower River To Block Incidental King Harvest
The number of king salmon predicted to return to the Kuskokwim River this year has taken a dramatic drop. Two tribal groups and one private citizen don’t think the state is doing enough to conserve the kings, and they’ve each submitted paperwork requesting that federal managers immediately take over the lower river to restrict fishing.