Salmon Fishing USA

Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK Bethel Fishing for King salmon is closed on two rivers on the Kuskokwim due to low numbers of the fish. Download Audio (MP3)

Ben Stanton, KDLL Kenai Fishing for King salmon has returned to the Kenai River. And standard regulations return to the Kasilof River Thursday, lifting restrictions that were in place. But sport fishing guides in the area say even the few days of a closure hurt their business. Download Audio (MP3)

State biologists say fishing restrictions on the Yukon River appear to be working, and expect that enough Canada bound King salmon will make it to their spawning grounds. Canadian stocks account for about 50 percent of the Yukon River Chinook, and their numbers are low. Download Audio (MP3)

Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via email, podcast and RSS. Download Audio (MP3) Suit Filed to Challenge Pebble Permits Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage Trustees for Alaska filed a lawsuit in Anchorage Superior court this morning challenging all of the state’s permits that allow exploration of the proposed pebble mine in the Bristol Bay region. Kenai Flooding, Some Residents Evacuating Ben Stanton, KDLL - Ken

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