salmon

Kenai Peninsula College hosted a discussion last week about the history of salmon and the region’s Indigenous people. The presentation drew from archaeological, explorer and oral accounts to tell the story of the Dena’ina peoples’ connection to salmon in the nineteenth century.

Coho is one of several species of salmon native to the Kenai River watershed, but biologists still don’t know everything about their behavior. That’s why over the last three years, they’ve tracked them with tags that emit radio frequencies.

The victors of this year's Kenai Silver Salmon Derby were crowned this week. The annual fishing derby awards youth and adult prizes on a 'magic weight" determined by spinning a wheel.

This week is the Kenai Silver Salmon Derby, an annual fishing event that aims to harm less fish than traditional derbies. While the event spreads awareness about sustainable fishing practices, it also helps to fund projects that benefit salmon habitat.

The annual derby aims to reduce selective fishing practices that can compromise the health of salmon populations. It also raises money for improvements to river banks along the Kenai River.

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is wrapping up a multimillion-dollar project to enhance salmon movement in streams and rivers. Partially funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the project will replace six fish passage culverts.

While some couples tie the knot in a church or under a gazebo, others opt for nontraditional wedding venues. One Kenai Peninsula couple recently said “I do” on a stage at Salmonfest, a Ninilchik-based music festival that advocates for healthy salmon populations.

Salmonfest, an annual music festival that advocates for the protection of healthy salmon runs through music and educational resources, returned to the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik over the weekend. The event has become a summer staple of the Kenai Peninsula since the first festival more than a decade ago.

Nine hours after the last of Kenai’s dipnetters pulled their nets out of Cook Inlet Wednesday night, the city’s parks and recreation staff got to work. The group’s proactive efforts help keep the fishery clean, which has been a challenge since it first opened to dipnetting.

Last week was the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge’s annual Fish Week celebration, held each July to commemorate the region’s salmon population through educational activities. With the help of the Kenaitze Indian Tribe, the refuge hosted a salmon leather-making workshop as part of the week’s festivities.