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Council Votes for 7,500 King Bycatch Cap

Alexandra Gutierrez/APRN This weekend, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to put new restrictions on the Gulf of Alaska trawl fleet in an effort to curb chinook salmon bycatch. There was almost certainly going to be a cap. All the other trawl fisheries had one, and concern over the health of Alaska’s chinook runs has only increased in recent …

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Weather Service Seeks to Simplify Marine Weather Forecasts

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Changes to marine forecast zones are in red. National Weather Service map Jay Barrett/KMXT Marine weather forecasts are required listening for fishermen and others living in Coastal Alaska. They give vital information specifically for mariners, such as expected wave height and, in the winter, icing conditions. Coming this fall, the National Weather Service will be making modifications to the different …

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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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