commerical fishing

The federal proposal for management of the Cook Inlet commercial fishing waters, called Amendment 16, was published last fall. Public commenters, including trade groups representing drift fishermen and processors and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, took issue with many parts of the plan.

NOAA's new plan for the Cook Inlet Economic Exclusion Zone would involve federal management of commercial salmon fishing in the area. It's taking public comment on the plan through Dec. 18.

Commercial fishermen in Cook Inlet will have to decide, given uncertainty related to management, whether gearing up for the season is worth the costs.

Alaska fishermen could see a record sockeye salmon harvest of 74 million fish this year, most of which will come from Bristol Bay. In Upper Cook Inlet, Fish and Game forecast predicts a commercial harvest of about 2.05 million sockeye.

In Cook Inlet salmon runs, increasing fish for one purpose means taking them away from another. On Tuesday, the Alaska Board of Fisheries passed a…

Senator Peter Micciche has renewed his effort to scale down the size of the East Side setnet fleet in Cook Inlet. Senate Bill 90 would establish a program…

Fishermen of all stripes struggled during another down year in 2018. While the numbers look a bit better heading into 2019, especially for Cook Inlet…