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Three board members advanced a significant rewrite of the proposal that would have striked setnets entirely from the list of fishing gear allowed in Cook Inlet, regardless of king runs.

Most of that is coming from the east side setnet fishery’s 2018 season and the 2020 Upper Cook Inlet salmon fishery season.

The vote came amid concentrated local efforts to bring the Upper Cook Inlet Finish meeting back to the Kenai Peninsula for the first time in a quarter century. It also came after just six minutes of debate by board members.

In all, ten fisheries across the state will receive $277 million for disasters dating back to 2018.

As of Tuesday, more than 400,000 sockeye salmon have been counted as part of the Kenai River’s late-run sockeye fishery.

We’re joined by Kenai City Manager Terry Eubank and Kenai Parks and Recreation Director Tyler Best to talk about Kenai’s Personal Use Fishery.

Last year, the City of Kenai took in almost half a million dollars through its personal use fishery.

The number of fish an angler may possess and take home depends on the size of the fish caught.

By the late morning, fish camps already dotted the shores as people hauled reds out of the water.

The United Cook Inlet Drift Association and the Cook Inlet Fishermen's Fund filed suit Wednesday.