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The beginning of the herring spawn in Sitka Sound signals the wind-down of commercial fishing, and the start of the subsistence harvest: The millennia-old…
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As spring returns to Bristol Bay, so too do Togiak herring.The Alaska Department of Fish and Game projects a biomass of 236,700 tons — the highest…
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Predicting the future is hard, unless you’ve got a crystal ball. In the basement of the Sitka Sound Science Center, a researcher has designed an…
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After two seasons without a commercial fishery, herring stocks in Sitka Sound are on the rebound, according to state scientists tracking the data. But…
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The Sitka Tribe of Alaska has won a round in its longstanding lawsuit against the state over the management of the Sitka Sound Sac Roe Herring Fishery.In…
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The tribal lawsuit over herring in Sitka Sound boiled down to one question this week: Does the management of the commercial seine fishery still allow…
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A new study reveals previously unaccounted for economic and cultural benefits of herring. The extensive report also highlights threats posed by the…
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Aerial surveys of Sitka Sound showed a lot of active herring spawn this week, stretching over 31 nautical miles to date. But that wasn’t the only place to…
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After a court ruling that the Department of Interior (DOI) improperly excluded Alaska tribes from a process long available to lower 48 tribes, DOI…
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The herring fish roe fishery opened in Bristol Bay Sunday.Even though recent inspections showed no problems, the Skagway ferry dock sank last week,…