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This Week On Fish Talk: Recent State And Federal Regulations On The Kusko

By • May 24, 2017
King salmon
Craig Springer, UFWS / Flickr Creative Commons

Tune in Thursday for another Fish Talk, a call-in show about fish on the Kuskokwim. This week we’re talking about all the state and federal regulations that have come down on the Kuskokwim recently, and what fishermen can expect for the season ahead.

First Reported King Harvested In Bethel Area. Unfortunately, Catch Violates Restrictions.

By • May 23, 2017
Courtesy of Sam Alexie Sr.

The season's first harvest of a king salmon has been reported in the Bethel area. Unfortunately, the catch violates current state restrictions.

Kuskokwim Kings Restricted To Local Fishermen

By • May 23, 2017
Salmon drying on a fish rack.
KNOM

Once again, king salmon fishing on the Kuskokwim River will be restricted to local residents under federal law.

Waterfowl Subsistence Hunting Closes Thursday

By • May 23, 2017
Emperor Goose in Gibson Cove
Lisa Hupp / U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Waterfowl nesting season has begun on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. To give the eggs time to hatch and the young birds a chance to grow, subsistence hunting for all waterfowl in the region will close, beginning Thursday.

Yukon Subsistence Fishermen Needed To Collect King Salmon Samples

By • May 22, 2017
Courtesy of Spearfish Research

Over the past several years, fishery managers have placed extremely tight harvest restrictions on king salmon fishing in the Yukon River. The hope is that conservation will lead to larger runs. When managers make those decisions - telling fishermen when and where they can fish and what gear they can use - they need to know how those measures affect subsistence harvests; they need samples of the fish. The state is working with subsistence fishermen in a voluntary program to get those samples.


Using Salmon Ear Bones To Improve Fishery Management

By • May 19, 2017
Dr. Sean Brennan / University of Washington

A new study is using fish ear bones to trace where Kuskokwim king salmon are hatching to help managers better manage the fishery.


Fish Talk: Tracing Where Kings Hatch To Change How We Fish

By • May 18, 2017
Photo courtesy of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Welcome to Fish Talk, a new call-in show about fish on the Kuskokwim. Today we're talking about how scientists are using ear bones from king salmon to trace where the kings are hatching, and how that information could change when and where we fish.

  

Series Of Fishing Restrictions Hitting Kuskokwim Saturday

By • May 18, 2017
King salmon
Craig Springer, UFWS / Flickr Creative Commons

The state has issued a series of subsistence fishing restrictions that will take effect beginning this weekend. The measures are meant to conserve the soon-to-arrive king salmon.

Join KYUK Thursday For A New Call-In Show About Fish

By • May 17, 2017
KYUK Public Media

This Thursday, May 18 join us for Fish Talk, a new call-in show about fish on the Kuskokwim.

This week we'll be talking about how scientists are using ear bones from King salmon to trace where the Kings are hatching, and how that information could change when and where we fish.

Stranded Muskox On Triangle Island Harvested

By • May 10, 2017
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

The lone muskox stranded on Triangle Island has been harvested and the meat taken to Mekoryuk.

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