On January 18, 2017, Secretary of Commerce Pritzker declared the 2016 Gulf of Alaska pink salmon fishery a disaster under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Following this declaration, Congress appropriated $56.3 million to Alaska to address losses to the seven management areas in the Gulf of Alaska affected by the fishery failure. The […]
(Juneau) — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) provides a preliminary review of the 2018 salmon fishing season. As most Alaskans who fish for salmon know, the 2018 fishing season has been unusual. Statewide commercial salmon harvest is approximately 31% below the preseason forecast level, and while many salmon fisheries are still underway, […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska Wildlife Troopers are continuing their enforcement and patrol actions at commercial and personal use fisheries across the state. Recent patrol and surveillance efforts yielded a significant number of citations and charges related to illegal fishing activity in and around the Kenai Peninsula. “Even during times of limited resources, Alaska Wildlife Troopers […]
Troopers donated 88 Sockeye (Red) Salmon to charity after a seizure in Cottonwood Creek on Monday, it was revealed on the trooper dispatch. After receiving a complaint of illegal fishing in Cottonwood Creek in Wasilla this week, Alaska Wildlife Troopers, with the assistance of AST, opened an investigation into the complaint. The investigation would determine that […]