The Togiak herring fishery was a record breaker. We have a report as well as a round-up of May fisheries. The deadline is extended for public comment on the Pebble Mine draft environmental review What happened to the shellfish that used to live in Kachemak Bay? More trade war news. This time it’s got to do with the European …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report – April 18, 2019
The Togiak herring fishery opens earlier than ever before, while in Sitka researchers hope to learn how warming ocean temps and acidification affect herring. Also, this week, some are calling it a money grab. The Dunleavy administration’s proposal to keep 100 percent of the fisheries taxes would hit fishing towns which depend on the tax especially hard. We …
Read More »The Alaska Fisheries Report 21 April 2016
Coming up this week, those sneaky herring showed up unexpectedly in Togiak on Sunday, taking everyone by surprise, the spring king season is underway in Southeast, and taking an overview of fisheries management classes on the road. We had help from KDLG’s Dave Bendinger in Dillingham, KCAW’s Brielle Schaeffer in Sitka, KUCB’s Greta Mart in Unalaska and KYUK’s Charles Enoch …
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