Rural

State and Federal Wildlife Officers Confiscate 21 Nets and 1,100 Pounds of Salmon on Lower Kuskokwim River

By Marty Schlotter | Alaska Native News on Jun 22, 2012 Rural

On Wednesday of this week, subsistence fishermen up and down the Lower Kuskokwim River defied the law and began fishing the river to meet subsistence needs despite the closure to subsistence fishing.

Despite Kuskokwim River Closures, Village Fishermen Take to the Water to Fish for Kings

By Marty Schlotter | Alaska Native News on Jun 21, 2012 Rural

Even though the Kuskokwim River has been closed down to subsistence fishing for the last week, the boats hit the water and cast their nets in many of the villages there.