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Alaska Dispatch News15d
State of Alaska accuses prominent Kodiak family of widespread fishing permit fraud
The investigation against Fields, which revealed fish pooling, prompted Alaska Wildlife Troopers to intensify enforcement of ...
Fish Farmer Magazine17h
Alaska at the crossroads
The proposal to relax the rules that currently bar any finfish farming in Alaska might seem limited, but it has already met ...
Juneau Empire on MSN12h
Palmer legislator proposes Alaska’s record-setting giant cabbage as official state vegetable
The ceremonial nomination could be a way to raise recognition for Alaska agriculture, said Rep. DeLena Johnson, R-Palmer.
Anchorage Daily News9d
Alaska Wildlife Alliance asks court to halt this year’s bear-killing program
The state Department of Fish and Game program is aimed at boosting the population of the faltering Mulchatna Caribou Herd.
Alaska Native News21h
Alaska’s Fishing Industry Faces Uncertain Waters as NOAA Cuts Threaten Science, Safety, and Sustainability
The commercial fishing industry in Alaska is no stranger to change, whether due to shifting fish populations, evolving regulations, or the increasing impacts of climate change. However, the proposed ...
KTOO2d
Alaska’s fishing industry sounds alarm over proposed NOAA cuts
Alaska officials say the changes could make fishing less safe and undermine science critical to managing fisheries.
National Fisherman9d
Alaska’s limited entry system still questioned fifty years later
The Limited Entry Act was created to manage open-access chaos. When Alaska gained statehood in 1959, there were no limits to who could fish. This led to ballooning participation, and by the early ...
Alaska Native News21h
NOAA Fisheries Accepting Comments on Spatial Planning Study to Identify Draft Aquaculture Opportunity Area Options Within Alaska State Waters
A 30-day comment period is now open. We will also host two public listening sessions to gather input NOAA Fisheries filed a ...