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Alaska’s current subsistence fishing program can continue without changes, according to a Wednesday opinion by a three-judge ...
The dispute was the latest flare-up between Alaska and the federal government over the rural subsistence priority. The two sides operate their own management regimes, sometimes for the same fish and ...
Alaska lost its appeal Wednesday to undo a federal ban on expanded gillnet fishing on a river within a national wildlife ...
The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) is pleased to announce a major legal victory as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ...
The concern largely revolves around sea otter prey species, like crab and oyster, that are crucial for commercial and ...
Vessel registration with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game began on Monday, Aug. 11, to determine the number of ...
Attorneys for the Central Council argue that their members have fished the same waters for thousands of years.
Due to Fish and Game’s illegal activities, we know at least 186 brown bears have been poached by the state (94 in 2023, 81 in 2024, and 11 in 2025). Here’s what happened.
“It’s the college of fish camp.” So when Alaska Natives debate proposals to drill, mine or otherwise develop the landscape of the nation’s largest state, it involves more than an environmental or ...
The herds are growing, but there are looming disagreements about future hunts, and about what should happen if the reintroduction conflicts with oil, gas or mining interests.