The Alaska Fisheries Report from KMXT

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

KFSK's Baiz Hoen visits a fisherman boot camp, Jake Dye of KDLL tells of an increase in sockeye bag limits for Upper Cook Inlet rivers, and new restrictions for personal use king salmon are coming for Bristol Bay commercial fishermen, according to KDLG's Jessie Sheldon.

Photo: King salmon. (Katie Basile/KYUK)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

Alaska Public Media's Rachel Cassandra reports on salmon parasite allergies, Alix Soliman of KTOO adds that an ocean monitoring system has been spared the ax, The Alaska Beacon tells of a starfish lawsuit, and walking the beach looking for dead birds with Sofia Stuart-Rasi of KUCB.

Photo: COASST Beachwalker flyer. (KUCB)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

Avery Ellfeldt of KHNS reports on mixed feelings about reopening the Chilkat sport king salmon fishery, KYUK's Samantha Watson on the Kuskokwim's Return of the Salmon event, and Katherine Irving adds a story from the studios of KMXT on the cost of gathering survey data.

Photo: Community members enjoy a meal at the 2026 Return of the Salmon Celebration at Riverview Park in Bethel on June 13, 2026.. (MaryCait Dolan/KYUK)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

Katherine Irving of KMXT tells of the dampening effect of high fuel prices on the fishing industry, plus KCAW's Hope McKenney reports on the intersection of spawning herring and grey whales in Sitka Sound.

Photo: A gray whale forages on herring eggs in Sitka Sound on May 1, 2026. (Photos collected by Alaska Whale Foundation under NMFS permit no. 26663.)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

KTOO"s Alix Soliman reports on transboundary mines above salmon streams, plus the opening of the hatchery king salmon season in Juneau, Simon Lopez adds a story on continued low numbers of razor clams in Ninilchik and Clam Gulch, plus an audio postcard of kids releasing salmon fry, courtesy of KMXT's Katherine Irving.

Photo: A king salmon weighs in at Auke Nu Cove in Juneau on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

KUCB's Maggie Nelson reports on missing buoys in False Pass, Theo Greenly, also of KUCB, on the voiding of Area M restrictions, and KTOO's Yvonne Krumrey on both false emergency alerts and on the passing of a beloved advocate for Alaska Native fishing rights.

Photo: False Pass. (NASA)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

KMXT's Katherine Irving reports on a new hatchery and ongoing restrictions for fishermen meant to help the rehabilitation of Kodiak king salmon, and KTOO's Alix Soliman on a mine in British Columbia that has Southeast Alaskans worried about their salmon.

Photo: The Karluk River flows 22 miles to its terminus at Karluk Lagoon. Freshwater entry of Chinook salmon occurs during late may through mid-July with 50% of the run typically over by mid-June. (Alaska Department of Fish and Game)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game's salmon forecasts for Upper Cook Inlet and the Yukon River also list measures taken to preserve king salmon, plus KHNS's Avery Ellfeldt reports that NOAA has decided to not list Gulf of Alaska king salmon as endangered.

Photo: Young king salmon swim in the Chena River, part of the Yukon River watershed, in 2011. (Photo by Erik Schoen)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

KMXT's Katherine Irving reports on Aquaculture Opportunity Areas, eastside setnetters in Cook Inlet bear the brunt of king salmon conservation efforts, story by KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara, and Fish and Game has announced its salmon harvest estimates for this year, according to CoastAlaska's Angela Denning.

Photo: Brian Gabriel (left) and Lisa Gabriel (right) deploy a beach seine on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 in Clam Gulch. (Ashlyn O'Hara)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:

KMXT's Davis Hovey reports on a bill that seeks to change conflict-of-interest rules for the Board of Fisheries, Pike get hungrier when they get warmer, according to KNBA's Rhonda McBride and the Alaska Beacon, and a conversation between the Northern Journal's Nat Herz and APM's Casey Grove about the alternate fisheries reality that is Metlakatla.

Photo: Fishing boats line the harbor in Metlakatla. (Jack Darrell/KRBD)