Coming up this week, halibut sizes appear to be shrinking and the International Pacific Halibut Commission is considering a change to the minimum size limit for commercial fisheries. Also, we take a look at salmon numbers across the state. We had help from KBBI’s Aaron Bolton in Homer and the Alaska Energy Desk’s Zoe Sobel in Unalaska.
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report – Oct. 19, 2017
Coming up this week on the Alaska Fisheries Report, Kodiak’s cod season could have been better. One of the challenges fishermen faced was a shrinking cod population. Also, Bristol Bay sees another drop in the total allowable catch for red king crab, tanner crab, and snow crab in the 2017 – 2018 season. We had help from KDLG’s Dave Bendinger …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report – Oct. 05, 2017
Coming up this week on the Alaska Fisheries Report, the red king crab population in Southeast Alaska is looking up. That means, for the first time in six years, Southeast will open to commercial fishing for the crab. But whether it’ll be profitable is another matter. Also, the City of Kodiak is one of the few places in Alaska where …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report – September 14, 2017
Coming up on this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report, pink salmon are doing the unexpected in some parts of the state – either popping up at unpredicted rates or in surprising places. Homer residents recently found pinks passing through the middle of town in a saltwater marsh not known for salmon returns. And also, Alaskans with an eye on the state’s …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report – August 31, 2017
On this week’s show, lawmakers and members of the fishing industry attended a Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act reauthorization hearing in Soldtona. There, they tackled fleet consolidation, limited access fisheries, and an extended pie analogy. Also, two women in Sleetmute are using a fish wheel to make up for limited gillnet fishing on the Kuskokwim River. We had help …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report – Aug 24, 2017
The financial failure of the fishing processor Akutan prevented it from going to Kuskokwim Bay this summer. That left some fishermen in the lurch. Also, a group of people and organizations in Bristol Bay holds an annual fly fishing guide academy for local youth. We had help from KYUK’s Teresa Cotsirilos in Bethel, the Alaska Energy Desk’s Elizabeth Jenkins in …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report – August 03, 2017
On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report, anywhere from 30 to 50 vessels hunted a whale on the Kuskokwim River. But the animal turned out to be a grey whale, a species protected under federal law. And, over in Dillingham, a commercial fishing group harvested a beluga whale and shared it with the community. Also, partners in Ketchikan are working to …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report – July 27, 2017
Coming up on this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report, for the first time in several years, two buyers will be in the Kotzebue area to purchase fish this summer. But there may be a limit on how much they can take. Also, the National Marine Fisheries Service wants to make sure there’s enough of one species of fish for both endangered …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report – July 20, 2017
On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report, sockeye numbers are looking good in the Nushagak River, but king salmon appear to be dodging nets. Some local Koliganek families have been going downriver for their kings this season. Meanwhile, sockeye are also doing well in other regions, as are chum. One biologist in Kodiak calls this “the year of the dog.”
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report – June 22, 2017
Maggie Wall – KMXT Alaska’s streams and rivers are the destination for both fish and people as salmon season ramps up. Bristol Bay as swarming with activity as seafood processors scramble to hire workers. And we’ll check out what it’s like to count more than a million sockeye salmon as they swim into the bay. But it’s not all salmon …
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