Fisheries

State biologists say adult clam populations at Ninilchik and Clam Gulch are at historic lows, with no opening expected before 2027 at the earliest.

In September of 2025, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game will begin the transplant of deer from the Kodiak Archipelago to coastal land south of Kachemak Bay based on habitat considerations and weather patterns, according to a June press release from the Soldotna Fish and Game office.

A fee exemption for certain vessels in Homer Harbor will stay in place for another year. The exemption comes as area fishermen faced another tough season last year.

A season of low prices, high costs and a poor pink salmon run has come on the heels of last year’s market collapse.

A fish processor in Whittier filed for bankruptcy last month, claiming falling salmon prices and a ban on Russian seafood imports led to the financial struggles.

The Homer City Council approved a resolution at Monday’s meeting that makes work skiffs attached to boats exempt from paying moorage fees in Homer Harbor for the rest of the year.

On Saturday, March 26, over one thousand anglers across the state descended upon Homer for the 30th Annual Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is closing multiple king salmon sport fisheries in Cook Inlet due to low pre-season projections.

The Alaska Board of Fisheries held a multi-day meeting last month to discuss proposals changing fishing regulations in lower Cook Inlet.

Aquaculture is growing in Alaska, and industry members may get more guidance in the coming years through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration identifying opportunity areas.