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Strong Afognak Sockeye Run = Bag Limit Increase

Jay Barrett/KMXT The sockeye salmon run has been so strong up the Afognak River drainage, that both subsistence and commercial fishing areas were increased near its mouth. Now sportsfishermen can get in on the action. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Kodiak has increased the bag and possession limit for sockeye anglers to 10 fish per day and …

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Sockeye Continue Strong Run as Harvests Begin

Jay Barrett/KMXT Because of the strong early red salmon return, Fish and Game opened the Kodiak salmon season a little early, with staggered openings Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The first two days saw a harvest of 37,109 sockeye, largely in the Karluk, Northwest Kodiak, and Southwest Afognak district, which saw 24,251 reds, 357 kings, 621 chum and 5 pinks netted. …

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Coast Walk This Weekend

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Dozens of people will hit the beaches in Kodiak this weekend, but sunbathing, swimming or recreation probably won’t be on their mind. Instead, folks will take part in the first ever Coast Walk. The two day event is hosted by Kodiak Island Trails Network and sends volunteers out onto Kodiak’s 81 road system beaches to clean up marine …

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Coast Walk This Weekend

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Dozens of people will hit the beaches in Kodiak this weekend, but sunbathing, swimming or recreation probably won’t be on their mind. Instead, folks will take part in the first ever Coast Walk. The two day event is hosted by Kodiak Island Trails Network and sends volunteers out onto Kodiak’s 81 road system beaches to clean up marine …

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Alaskan Leader Announces 2013 Grantees

Jay Barrett/KMXT Alaskan Leader Fisheries Foundation announced its annual round of grant recipients this week. The foundation was created by Alaskan Leader Fisheries, and has operations out of Kodiak and in Bristol Bay, where they focus their giving. In a release, Linda Kozak said that this year 13 grants were given in Kodiak, including such organizations as the Brother Francis …

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The Alaska Fisheries Report

Coming up this week, herring fishing continues up the west coast, we get an update about what’s going on out in Adak, and Senator Murkowski breaks her silence on Arne Fuglvog’s new career, and some good king crab new. We had help from KDLG’s Mike Mason and Ben Matheson in Dillingham, and KUCB’s Stephanie Joyce in Unalaska.

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Alaskan Named Honorary Consul from Philippines

Rosemarie Alexander/KTOO More than 25,000 of America’s 3.4-million Filipinos live in Alaska. In recognition of that fact, the Philippines ambassador and consul general to San Francisco are in Juneau this week to celebrate the appointment of the first Honorary Consul of the Republic of the Philippines to the state of Alaska. Rosemarie Alexander has more.

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