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The Alaska Fisheries Report from KMXT
Hosted by Terry Haines · EN
A weekly journal of Alaska fisheries news and information.
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Alaska Fisheries Report 11 June 2026
1w ago00:14:00Tap to summarizeThis week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Katherine Irving of KMXT tells of the dampening effect of high fuel prices on the fishing industry, plus KCAW's Hope McKenney reports on the intersection of spawning herring and grey whales in Sitka Sound.Photo: A gray whale forages on herring eggs in Sitka Sound on May 1, 2026. (Photos collected by Alaska Whale Foundation under NMFS permit no. 26663.)
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Alaska Fisheries Report 04 June 2026
2w ago00:14:00Tap to summarizeThis week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:KTOO"s Alix Soliman reports on transboundary mines above salmon streams, plus the opening of the hatchery king salmon season in Juneau, Simon Lopez adds a story on continued low numbers of razor clams in Ninilchik and Clam Gulch, plus an audio postcard of kids releasing salmon fry, courtesy of KMXT's Katherine Irving.Photo: A king salmon weighs in at Auke Nu Cove in Juneau on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
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Alaska Fisheries Report 28 May 2026
3w ago00:14:00Tap to summarizeThis week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KUCB's Maggie Nelson reports on missing buoys in False Pass, Theo Greenly, also of KUCB, on the voiding of Area M restrictions, and KTOO's Yvonne Krumrey on both false emergency alerts and on the passing of a beloved advocate for Alaska Native fishing rights.Photo: False Pass. (NASA)
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Alaska Fisheries Report 21 May 2026
4w ago00:14:00Tap to summarizeThis week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Katherine Irving reports on a new hatchery and ongoing restrictions for fishermen meant to help the rehabilitation of Kodiak king salmon, and KTOO's Alix Soliman on a mine in British Columbia that has Southeast Alaskans worried about their salmon.Photo: The Karluk River flows 22 miles to its terminus at Karluk Lagoon. Freshwater entry of Chinook salmon occurs during late may through mid-July with 50% of the run typically over by mid-June. (Alaska Department of Fish and Game)
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Alaska Fisheries Report 07 May 2026
May 1400:14:00Tap to summarizeThis week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: The Alaska Department of Fish and Game's salmon forecasts for Upper Cook Inlet and the Yukon River also list measures taken to preserve king salmon, plus KHNS's Avery Ellfeldt reports that NOAA has decided to not list Gulf of Alaska king salmon as endangered.Photo: Young king salmon swim in the Chena River, part of the Yukon River watershed, in 2011. (Photo by Erik Schoen)
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Alaska Fisheries Report 07 May 2026
May 700:14:00Tap to summarizeThis week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Katherine Irving reports on Aquaculture Opportunity Areas, eastside setnetters in Cook Inlet bear the brunt of king salmon conservation efforts, story by KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara, and Fish and Game has announced its salmon harvest estimates for this year, according to CoastAlaska's Angela Denning.Photo: Brian Gabriel (left) and Lisa Gabriel (right) deploy a beach seine on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 in Clam Gulch. (Ashlyn O'Hara)
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Alaska Fisheries Report 01 May 2026
May 100:14:00Tap to summarizeThis week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Davis Hovey reports on a bill that seeks to change conflict-of-interest rules for the Board of Fisheries, Pike get hungrier when they get warmer, according to KNBA's Rhonda McBride and the Alaska Beacon, and a conversation between the Northern Journal's Nat Herz and APM's Casey Grove about the alternate fisheries reality that is Metlakatla.Photo: Fishing boats line the harbor in Metlakatla. (Jack Darrell/KRBD)
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Alaska Fisheries Report 23 April 2026
Apr 2300:14:00Tap to summarizeThis week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Davis Hovey reports on the creation of the USDA's new Office of Seafood, Hope McKenney of KCAW on the Sitka Assembly voting against a sweetheart lease deal for a local hatchery, and a story of sea ice prognostication from Ben Townsend and KNOM.
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Alaska Fisheries Report 16 April 2026
Apr 1600:14:00Tap to summarizeThis week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KUAC's Patrick Gilchrist reports the state is short on funds for a Fairbanks hatchery, the Alaska Beacon on a lawsuit on behalf of St. Paul fur seals challenging Bering Sea pollock management and on a state bill that would allow setnet cooperatives, Maggie Nelson of KUCB on a lawsuit challenging recent changes to Area M management, plus Ryan Cotter's story of a new hybrid fishing boat, courtesy of KCAW. Photo: Ben Matthys (right) showcases different parts of the F/V Mirage’s engine room and new hybrid engine to Sen. Lisa Murkowski. (KCAW/Cotter)
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Alaska Fisheries Report 09 April 2026
Apr 900:14:00Tap to summarizehis week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara reports that driftnet fishermen in Upper Cook Inlet will be using a new rulebook this season, sport fishermen in Southeast Alaska will have more kings to catch, according to Olivia Rose of KFSK, and Katherine Irving tells of salmon dissection from the studios of KMXT.Photo: A king salmon weighs in at Auke Nu Cove in Juneau on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
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