Coming up this week, we get an update on the progress of winter crabbing in Southeast. We get a solid number look at last spring’s king run on the Kusko, and trying to define the essence of the Bristol Bay Brand. All that and how commercial fishing fits into bridging the budget gap. We had help from KMXT’s Kayla Desroches …
Read More »The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jay Barrett
Coming up this week, free salmon nets proved controversial on the Kuskokwim, they’re incubating salmon eggs in Norton Sound while two Southeast communities would like to see more fish hatcheries in their region. All that and setnetters on the Kenai want their fair share of Cook Inlet salmon. We had help this week from KYUK’s Sophie Evan in Bethel, KDLL’s …
Read More »The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jay Barrett
This week we take a sweeping look at the salmon season from one end of the state to the other; the loss of a Haines fisherman recently has prompted his fleet-mates to get as many fishermen outfitted with PFDs as possible; and find out exactly why copper is bad for baby salmon. We had help this week from KHNS’s Margaret …
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