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The U.S. Secretary of Commerce has approved a federal disaster declaration for the Kuskokwim River because of the failure of chinook, chum, and coho fisheries in 2022.
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The state of Alaska is appealing its defeat in a lawsuit brought by the federal government over control of salmon fisheries on the Kuskokwim River in Southwest Alaska.
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A proposed rule to add tribe-nominated members makes good on Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s promise, but it may not address festering conflicts with the state.
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Alaska Wildlife Troopers say that they found the three men after discovering a video of the take during an unrelated investigation.
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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.