On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: A conversation with Arron Kallenberg about the Wild Alaskan Company’s million dollar donation to the Alaska Food Bank, plus Maggie Nelson reports on a groundbreaking mariculture bill in the state legislature. MARICULTURE BILL MAY 2022 MAGGIE NELSON/KUCB An Alaska mariculture bill that would allow shellfish to be farmed …
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On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Sage Smiley reports on the SE pink salmon forecast. Sabine Poux with a sharp story about razors in Clam Gultch. And Izzy Ross tells us about the massive Togiak herring run…that will go mostly unharvested.
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report April 21, 2022
On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Angela Denning’s wide awake story about sleep research for fishermen, and Maggie Nelson’s catch of the day, regarding Unalaska fishermen taking local youths out on the water. Unalaska fisherman takes students cod fishing. MAGGIE NELSON/KUCB Unalaska is the number one fishing port in the nation by volume. But most of …
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This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Robert Woolsey’s story on hatchery chums, Joe Viechnicki’s on the record herring catch in Sitka Sound, Clair Stremple’s piece on the Mariculture conference in Juneau, and Kirsten Dobroth on a tiny maritime art display. CHUM RULE ROBERT WOOLSEY After a challenging year in 2020, chum salmon returned to …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Dylan Simard: Avalanche danger is high in Kodiak now. A glowing orb appears in Alaska skies. And residents have questions about Skagway’s harbor cleanup project.
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report March 31, 2022
On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: The Board of Fish bans sockeye spearfishing in Sitka. Homer fisherman Michael Heimbuch is the Governor’s new nominee to the Board of Fish. And a fisherman competition caps Comfish. NO SPEAR 3-29-22 ROBERT WOOLSEY A subsistence fishing method that has become more popular with sockeye harvesters in Sitka in …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report March 24, 2022
This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines, its all Board ‘O Fish, with Angela Denning reporting on the nixing of the proposed red crab fishery, and Joe Viechnicki’s story on the thumbs up for the King Compromise.
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On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Marine biologist Tamsen Peeples talks about the challenges and potential rewards of the emerging kelp farming industry: Tamsen will be presenting on the subject at next week’s Comfish Alaska on Saturday March 26, at 10 am at the Best Western Inn in Kodiak. Kelp Farming Marine biologist Tamsen …
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On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Kirsten Dobroth goes off about House hearings on fed fish Ds, Hope McKenney gets spinny on the skinny about rare whales at sea, And Sage Smiley was wily in stalking her story on the Bycatch T: FisheriesHearing Kirsten Dobroth/KMXT Host intro: House lawmakers in Juneau gathered Tuesday for a special meeting …
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On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Managers consider controversial changes in how halibut is allocated between charter and harvest fishermen. Pelican is selling its City owned processing plant. And another weak forecast for the sockeye salmon run in Upper Cook Inlet. Halibut Sabine Poux/KDLL Federal fishery managers might change how they divvy up halibut available for harvest …
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