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In a case filed in state court this week, the Cook Inlet Fishermen's Fund asked the state to immediately reopen the fishery, to pay fishermen back for what they lost and to revise the plan that closed it in the first place.
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Fishing for kings on the Kenai and Kasilof rivers is again off limits this month. That also means set-netters who fish the east side of Cook Inlet are not allowed to fish any more this season.
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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.
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Set-netters said the proposal was a chance at relief for their fishery in 2022.
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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…
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Kenai Peninsula set-netters were already having a bad summer, following the early closure of their fishery earlier last month.That situation turned from…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…