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Forecasts for chinook, chum, sockeye, and coho are mostly in line with what was seen last year.
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The villages of Kipnuk, Kongiganak, Kwigillingok and Quinhagak will be eligible to harvest moose in the Kuskokwim River hunt area in Unit 18.
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A new analysis of nearly 25,000 fish scales offers more evidence that the millions of pink salmon churned out by Alaska fish hatcheries could be harming wild sockeye salmon populations when they meet in the ocean, according to the scientists who authored the study.
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One man has been cited with advertising guiding and transport services without a license. The other has been cited with harassing a calf moose with a motor vehicle.
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The changes provide greater opportunities to harvest moose, wolves, brown bears, and ptarmigan, while keeping Mulchatna caribou and mainland muskoxen off-limits.
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In addition to calls for increased harvests of moose, wolves, brown bears, and ptarmigan, two proposals call for the first-ever hunt of mainland muskoxen in Unit 18.
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The Wild Fish Conservancy says the chinook are threatened by climate change and competition from hatchery-raised fish.
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An extremely late spring did not bode well for calf survival in the management area that includes McGrath, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said.
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While the move by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council is well-received, tribes remain focused on gaining a designated voting seat on the council itself
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Managers will issue 45 permits on a first-come, first-served basis for the hunt, running Dec. 20 to Jan. 31.
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A federal agency says it’s considering a rewrite to guidelines that shape management plans for the Bering Sea and other fisheries, but it has not yet committed to taking action.
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In a press release, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, vice chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, will chair a field oversight hearing titled, “The Impact of the Historic Salmon Declines on the Health and Well-Being of Alaska Native Communities Along the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers.” Afterwards, there will be an open forum listening session.