On this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: A report from Corrinne Smith on a study using environmental DNA to study the eulachon, or hooligan, runs in Alaska. Plus an interview with researcher Meredith Pochardt, on the tiny, oily fish about which surprisingly little is known. Eulachon Corinne Smith/KHNS Eulachon, (“Yew-la-kon”) the small smelt fish known in …
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Salmon fishermen waiting for disaster relief funds for the 2016 pink salmon season are being told they’ll have to keep waiting. This after being told they could expect their relief checks at the first of the year. Hooligan are a loved, but little understood fish that’s vital for many subsistence users. We look at a study to learn more about …
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