World Record Sockeye Salmon Caught on a Bass Lure? KVD Swim Jig Makes Unexpected History
As reported by the International Game Fish Association (IGFA), on August 4, 2024, William Kneer IV found himself fishing in Alaska on the wild Kisaralik River w ...
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From fish traps to factory trawlers — A ‘back to the future’ look at Seattle’s fishing industry
Many Seattle-based boats are factory trawlers that target pollock, cod, rockfish, flounders and other “groundfish” species.
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Alaska’s total commercial salmon harvest this year was ultra-low in both quantity and value
Salmon pile up on the deck of a driftnet fishing boat in the Naknek-Kvichak district near Naknek on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 in Bristol Bay. (Loren Holmes / ADN) The number of Alaska salmon ...
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Alaska trawl fisheries are vital and under attack by those using myths
Alaskans are all too familiar with radical groups funded by out-of-state interests seeking to shut down sustainable resource development. A predictable cast of characters — including billionaire activ ...
I Fought Off a Brown Bear with My Fishing Rod, and Other Close Calls While Living in Remote Alaska
Hunter and Alaska resident Scott Haugen details his lifetime of close calls with brown bears and grizzlies in rural Alaska.
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Kenai gets nearly $80K in fishery disaster funds from feds
Most of that – $67,185.84 – is coming from the east side setnet ... or no salmon landings and a decline in economic ...
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Alaska’s total commercial salmon harvest this year was ultra-low in both quantity and value
The number of Alaska salmon harvested by commercial fishers was the third smallest since all-species records began in 1985, and the value to harvesters, when adjusted for inflation, was the lowest ...