Angela Denning, CoastAlaska, Author at KFSK

126 million salmon – that’s the estimated harvest by Alaska’s commercial fishermen this year

The state Department of Fish and Game announced in April that this year’s expected overall harvest is 126 million fish, which is 90 million fewer fish than what was expected last year.

Board of Fish to consider limiting pink and chum hatchery production and changes to trawl gear

One proposal seeks to reduce the amount of salmon eggs allowed per hatchery permit by 25%. Three proposals call for changes to the state’s laws on trawl gear.

Education task force co-chair says a statewide study will help guide legislative decisions

“Exactly how, and how much more to fund, would come through an adequacy study that we’re hoping will be conducted in 2026,” said Rep. Rebecca Himschoot, I-Sitka.

‘That’s what we survive on’: Coastal Alaska Natives appreciate seals at processing workshop

“It’s very much a superfood to us,” said George Dalton, an elder from Hoonah in Southeast Alaska. “The equivalent of McDonald’s hamburgers — you’d have to eat 24 hamburgers to equal just six ounces of this seal meat, and you’d have to eat 48 hot dogs.”