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The department said the policy will give the set-netters the 24 hours they’re allowed to fish during the week while also moving fish into the rivers for dip-netting on the weekends.

Set-netters said the proposal was a chance at relief for their fishery in 2022.

The Alaska Board of Fish will consider a proposal to loosen restrictions on Cook Inlet set-netters this March, two years ahead of its scheduled meetings…

Kenai Peninsula set-netters were already having a bad summer, following the early closure of their fishery earlier last month.That situation turned from…

The Board of Fisheries has denied two emergency petitions from Kenai Peninsula setnetters asking to reopen a limited fishery for what is left of the…

Commercial setnet fishermen in Cook Inlet had their season cut short last week. When the Alaska Department of Fish and Game closed the Kenai River to…

Soldotna Republican Sen. Peter Micciche is again moving to establish a buyback program for set-net permits in Cook Inlet.The program would reduce the…

The Kenai River drainage will officially close to king salmon fishing Friday due to low numbers.The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced the…

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…

Citing the continued lack of salmon making their way to the spawning grounds, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has taken drastic steps to help boost…