Tag Archives: Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game

Unprecedented Restrictions Change Lower Yukon Fishing Culture

untitled dip netAn unprecedented set of new policies from Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game are changing the way Yukon commercial and subsistence fisherman have been fishing their entire lives. Some residents are using Kenai River style dip nets for the first time and catching lots of fish. continued@alaskapublicmedia

Fish and Game announces Pacific cod openings

Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game announced yesterday that the state waters  Pacific cod pot fishery in Chignik Area and South Alaska Peninsula Area will  open March 7. Read more here