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...restrictions or not, Jackson plans to fish on the Kuskokwim River this summer when the kings are running. Other subsistence fishermen in the region plan to do the same thing, he said."We've got to practice our way of life, what we've been...
...initiative, for the right of outside cruise ship companies to endanger our resources - ones sport, commercial and subsistence fishermen rely upon.? Gara is an Anchorage Democrat. He represents Downtown, Fairview, Government Hill and Eastridge...
...going to struggle through this winter," Parnell told the crowd.The low king numbers that kept freezers low for subsistence fishermen is expected to be a key topic at the three-day gathering at the downtown Dena'ina (deh'-NINE'-eh...
...including 50,000 required by the Pacific Salmon Treaty that must cross into Canada.That does not leave many for subsistence fishermen, who catch about 50,000 kings per year to eat. They also may be prevented from their usual catch."If the...
...Ketchikan and Hoonah, and from sport hunters and fishermen who require access to forested land to commercial and subsistence fishermen who rely on productive salmon habitat. Loggers and timber land owners are also affected.The transfer of Tongass...
...low. The poor runs led to federal disaster declarations for the Yukon-Kuskokwim area as well as Cook Inlet.Subsistence fishermen and their supporters say it's their God-given right to fish in waters where their ancestors did for thousands...
...summer salmon run, their attorney said Monday.Attorney James J. Davis Jr. said he sought the delay for 11 subsistence fishermen to be tried in Bethel. Ten others are scheduled for January trials in Bethel, as well.A status conference...
...championship games and won nine and Kookesh was an all tourney selection 14 times.Kookesh is a commercial and subsistence fisherman. He is an active leader in the Alaska Native Brotherhood and a tireless advocate for Alaska Native issues...
...Hayes, Fish and Game's area manager, said some bycatch has been taken. Hayes said he can't tell Yukon River subsistence fishermen that "every king counts, and they can't catch them" if he doesn't tell the same thing to commercial fishermen...
...36-hour subsistence fishing periods each week. Subsistence fishermen farther up the river can still fish seven days...strategy, he said. That means less fishing time for subsistence fishermen and no commercial fishing. The first fish that...