Fisheries News and Resources

To keep members and the public informed about the issues surrounding the sport fishery on the Kenai Peninsula, we have provided this news page.  We invite you to check the following links for news items related to the Board of Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and other noteworthy items.

Alert!

John McCombs and Doug Blossom, Cook Inlet Fishermen's Fund- Presentation seeking funds from the Borough to initiate a lawsuit to repeal regulations that have impacted the Cook Inlet commercial fishing industry.

We ask that all KRPGA members try to attend and voice their obvious disdain for such a request, and if you are not able to attend the meeting in person, we ask that you contact the members of the Borough Assembly prior to the meeting to convey your disapproval of this agenda item and presentation.

Please visit the following link to send Borough Assembly members an email regarding this issue:

http://www.borough.kenai.ak.us/AssemblyClerk/Assembly/List.htm

NEW!   Congratulations to KRPGA professional and associate members for their newly acquired seats on the Kenai Soldotna Fish and Game Advisory Committee. Professional members Joe Hardy and Mel Erickson were elected as sportfish guide representatives and associate member Jim Kuhnsman was elected to an at large seat. Special thanks to all that attended the meeting and helped support our members. The positive turnout made a big difference. Best of luck to these new AC board members.  Here is the report from the Clairion.

• BOF Position on Alaska's Wild Trout Fisheries
• Board of Fisheries Home Page
• BOF Contacts
• NMFS Home Page
• Anadromous Fish Conservation Act (inlcudes Alaska contact information)
• Alaska Department of Fish and Game Home Page
• Alaska Department of Fish and Game Sportfish Division
• Fish and Game Advisory Committees in Alaska
• Fishing Guide Resources
• Wagoner proposes new bill
• Proposals sent to Fish and Game
• Kasilof Launch Closure 
• Bill would remove politics from salmon
• KRSMA to take different angle on issues
• Wagoner bill gets KRSMA backing  NEW!
• Working group process updated  NEW!
• Fishing guides boost effort for certification  NEW!
• Fishing guide academy gets closer to reality  NEW!