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Stories related to subsistence/commercial/sport: hunting, fishing, gathering activities.

Public Hearing Scheduled On Proposed Kuskokwim King Salmon Restrictions

By • Mar 6, 2018
Salmon drying on a Kuskokwim fish rack.
Shane Iverson / KYUK

It’s the same story, different year. Biologists are expecting another low king salmon run on the Kuskokwim River this summer, and to conserve these stocks, federal managers want to restrict fishing in the same ways as in recent years.

Summer Fishing Restrictions Affect YK Delta Dog Mushers

By Avery Lill • Jan 19, 2018
Local mushers say that they are buying dog food and relying on fish from neighbors to cope with low salmon returns from fishing restrictions.
Dave Cannon

Local mushers say that they are buying dog food and relying on fish from neighbors to cope with low salmon returns from fishing restrictions. A weak Kuskokwim king run limited gillnet fishing on the Kuskokwim River this summer.

 


Another Moose Hunt For Platinum And Goodnews Bay

By Johanna Eurich • Dec 21, 2017
Togiak National Wildlife Refuge

Attention Platinum and Goodnews Bay: moose hunting opens today, Thursday, December 21 in Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, Game Management Unit 17. The 31-day winter moose opening will run through January 20 with a limit of two moose.

Biologists Forecast Healthy Kuskokwim King Run In 2018

By • Dec 15, 2017
Salmon caught during the June 24, 2017 gillnet opening on the Kuskokwim.
Teresa Cotsirilos / KYUK Public Media

Christmas may have come early for subsistence fishermen looking toward next season on the Kuskokwim River as biologists expect a healthy king salmon run there this summer. The preliminary estimate calls for 140,000 to 190,000 kings to swim up the Kuskokwim River in 2018.

YK Delta Residents Receive Three Of Five ADF&G "Excellence in Service" Awards

By • Nov 27, 2017
James Charles of Tuntutuliak (left) and Ray Oney of Alakanuk (right) receive the ADF&G Excellence in Service Award at the Alaska Board of Game meeting in November 2017.
Sherry Wright / Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Every year the Alaska Department of Fish and Game awards five people serving on their advisory committees an “Excellence in Service” certificate to honor their dedication, advocacy, and leadership. This year, three of those five people are from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Ray Oney of Alakanuk, James Charles of Tuntutuliak, and Barbara Carlson of Sleetmute.


USFWS Designates Tuntutuliak Elder James Charles A "Conservation Hero"

By • Oct 25, 2017
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recognized Tuntutuliak elder James Charles as a "Conservation Hero" at the 2017 Alaska Federation of Natives Convention for his more than 50 years of partnership with the federal service.
Anna Rose MacArthur / KYUK

When there’s a meeting on the Kuskokwim concerning fish or wildlife, Tuntutuliak elder James Charles is usually at the table. He’s been at that table for decades, kindly looking at managers over his glasses and offering a guiding voice. At the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recognized Charles as a “Conservation Hero.”


Jaimie Kassman And Thad Tikiun Re-elected To Bethel Fish and Game Advisory Committee

By • Oct 25, 2017
Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Jaimie Kassman and Thad Tikiun will continue to represent fish and game users on the Bethel Fish and Game Advisory Committee. Both were re-elected to the body on Tuesday for three-year terms, and Kassman was appointed as Chair.

Bethel Fish And Game Advisory Committee Holding Elections Tuesday

By • Oct 24, 2017
National Park Service

A group that helps inform the regulatory process for state fish and game issues will be holding elections on Tuesday, October 24 in Bethel.

Woman Accidentally Shot And Killed During Moose Hunt

By Teresa Cotsirilos • Sep 15, 2017
Natalia Ayunerak was accidentally shot and killed about 30 miles up the Yukon River from Russian Mission.

A woman from Alakanuk was accidentally shot and killed during a moose hunt on Wednesday night.

Silver Salmon Commercial Season Likely Over On Yukon Following Banner Year

By • Sep 8, 2017
Fishing skiff in Marshall, Alaska.
Danielle Ringer / Alaska Department of Fish and Game

After a banner season, the silver salmon run in the lower Yukon River is over unless there is another huge plug of fish. But Fish and Game biologists say that that’s highly unlikely. 

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