Subsistence fishermen on the Yukon are getting some rare gillnet openings during the middle of the summer season, and will be allowed to keep any king salmon they catch.
Fisheries
Lawmakers question why Pebble hasn’t filed for environmental permits yet
Pebble’s parent company will pay its CEO $12.5 million if he can get an Army Corps of Engineers permit within four years of applying. The bonus would drop to $7.5 million if it takes six years.
Bristol Bay communities working on processing plants
The communities of Port Heiden and Levelock want to take on that role themselves and – hopefully – keep more of the decisions, and the benefits, local.
Walrus prompt Ugashik boundary change for Bristol Bay fishery
The Department of Fish and Game and US Fish and Wildlife Service believe moving the north boundary of the Ugashik Commercial fishing district one mile south will offer a buffer zone for walrus hauled out at Cape Greig.
For the first time in decades, herring are spawning in a Hudson River tributary
Herring are spawning again after a dam was removed from one of the Hudson River’s tributaries.
NOAA works to free entangled whale
NOAA team is still trying to untangle a whale that was reported caught in an anchor line.