Four years later, government compensation comes in for failed ’16 pink salmon run
Fishermen stung by the failure of 2016's pink salmon run in Alaska will finally be seeing some economic relief.
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ADF&G forecasts ‘weak’ pink salmon harvest for 2020
According to a preseason forecast released on Wednesday, the estimated 2020 harvest is around 12 million fish, far below the ten-year average.
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Southeast’s hatchery chum salmon bonanza a timely hedge against disaster
2018 was the worst season for pink salmon in Southeast Alaska in 44 years -- but it wasn’t the worst season for the salmon fleet, thanks in part to the region’s non-profit hatcheries, according to Steve Reifenstuhl, the general manager of the Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association. He outlined for the Sitka Chamber of Commerce how hatcheries are a four-decade old bet that has paid off.
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UPDATE: Governor includes SE pink fishermen in disaster request
A pair of Southeast legislators is asking the governor to include Southeast fishermen in Alaska’s request for federal disaster relief under the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
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USFS Fisheries: Salmon top Tongass product
The most valuable product on the Tongass National Forest is now salmon. Ron Medel, Tongass Fisheries Program Manager, has spent the last several years calculating how much Alaskan salmon is produced in the forest.
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