June 24, 2019 (Bethel) – In an effort to help preserve a highly valued resource, Alaska Wildlife Troopers made their presence known during recent Chinook, or “king,” salmon subsistence fishery openings on the Kuskokwim River. Over the course of four fishery openings – on June 12, June 15, June 19, and June 22 – […]
JUNEAU – The Alaska House Thursday passed a bill establishing Katie John Day on May 31 of each year. “Katie John was an icon who devoted her life to convincing the public of the cultural importance of traditional fishing in her ancestral homeland,” said Representative Neal Foster, D-Nome, sponsor of the House companion bill. […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) –Today kicked off the 2019 Prince William Sound sport and subsistence shrimp pot fishery. Alaska Wildlife Troopers will be out patrolling and checking buoys and pots through September 15, when the fishery closes. Last month, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game released an emergency order limiting the number of allowable pots […]
JUNEAU – On Monday, Senator Scott Kawasaki (D-Fairbanks) introduced Senate Bill 99 that directs the Board of Fisheries to place restrictions on sport and commercial fisheries before putting restrictions on personal use fisheries when the harvest is limited to achieve a management goal. The legislation excluded the existing priority for subsistence. “Thousands of Alaskans […]