(Anchorage, AK) – On Friday the State of Alaska filed a motion (489KB PDF) for summary judgment asking the U.S. District Court in Alaska to reject claims brought by the federal government that would strip Alaska of its right to manage fisheries on the Kuskokwim River. The Biden Administration’s Department of Justice filed suit against the State […]
Anchorage, AK – The Alaska Congressional Delegation hailed the funding for culverts in communities across Alaska that will offer meaningful restoration for critical salmon habitats. Awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program through the Culvert Aquatic Organism Passage (AOP) Program, over $44 million will be distributed to […]
(Palmer) – To increase the number of coho salmon passing through the Deshka River weir and conserve coho salmon across the Susitna River drainage, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is closing the Deshka River to the retention of coho salmon and maintaining the reduced coho salmon bag limit of one fish in all […]
(Homer) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is liberalizing existing sport fishing regulations at the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon (Lagoon) and adjacent waters excluding the Homer Boat Harbor by opening this area to snagging beginning 12:00 p.m. (noon) Wednesday, August 16 through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, December 31, 2023. The areas open to snagging […]