Toothed Invaders In Alaska
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Toothed Invaders In Alaska

By Craig Medred –  Add muskellunge to the list of south-coastal Alaska’s modern-era, climate-change invaders. First it was northern pike, then largemouth bass, and now the Monsters of the Midwest. Historically, the largest of the […]

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Historical Maps Accurately Identify Fish Habitat

  NOAA Fisheries scientists used modern acoustic technology to successfully verify the accuracy of old (1924-2003) maps of the Alaska sea floor and validate their use in managing sustainable fisheries.  Data from spring and summer […]

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Conservation

Alaska is Different- It Has OSM

From caribou and permafrost to massive refuges accessed only by float planes, most folks recognize that Alaska is different.  So different, in fact, that an entire federal initiative, the Federal Subsistence Management Program, operates only […]

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Uncle John's Outdoors

I never quit

Yesterday it was very cold and clear at Dewy W. Wills WMA, Alaska taught me how to deal with the cold, so I was ready. There were about 500 hunters that checked in; I figured […]

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Hunting News

USFWS Negative Ruling In Alaska Wildlife Refuges

DSC is dissatisfied with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) final rule pertaining to management of wildlife in Alaska’s National Wildlife Refuges. The ruling takes away Alaska’s authority to set predator control regulations and […]

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Conservation

Kodiak Brown Bears Love Their Elderberries

In 2014, researchers uncovered something odd at Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. While studying the relationship between Kodiak brown bears and salmon, they saw the bears largely abandon salmon streams in July and August […]

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Inshore

Going Surf Fishing

With our country’s 23 coastal states, and over 75,000 miles of coastline, it’s easy to understand America’s fascination with surf fishing. Alaska, Florida and California rank first, second and third for the most coast line, […]

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Predator Hunting

Groups seek halt to POW wolf hunting, logging

Alaska Public Media Reported 1st: Citing a state study that shows a sharp decline in the wolf population on Prince of Wales Island and surrounding islands, six conservation groups have asked state and federal officials […]

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Fishing News - Salt

REEL FUN FISHING ADVENTURES

Turn Your Dreams into Reel Fishing Adventures.The staff of Fish Talk Radio with support from top professional guides; charter operators; resorts and booking agents; provide you with fishing trips with a price to fit your […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Woolly Mammoth Tusk Found While Fishing

Andrew Harrelson still has a few foggy memories of the day his parents came home with a woolly mammoth tusk strapped to the back of a four-wheeler. “This big, old log-looking thing,” recalled Harrelson, who was […]

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Predator Hunting

Largest Hunter-Taken Grizzly

The largest grizzly bear ever taken by a hunter has been entered into Boone and Crockett records. The big bruin, taken in 2013 near Fairbanks, Alaska, scores 27-6/16. It missed the World’s Record mark by […]

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Top Fishing Headlines

Average But Large Gulf Dead Zone

NOAA and EPA-supported scientists have mapped the Gulf of Mexico dead zone, an area with low oxygen water, measuring 5,052 square miles this summer  — approximately the size of Connecticut. The measurements were taken during […]

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Top Hunting Headlines

Sitka Films ‘Connected’

Sitka Gear, the industry leader in performance hunting gear, is proud to announce the upcoming release of Connected. The film captures the preparation, persistence and hard work of Adam Foss as he ventures into Alaska’s […]

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Shut Down Alaska Pirate Fishing

The following was released by the office of U.S. Senator Mark Begich: A leader in the fight against pirate fishing, U.S. Senator Mark Begich today welcomed the administration’s attention to an international problem that undercuts […]

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New Outdoor Store Celebrates The Real Alaska

No other state is as diverse in geography, climate, and wildlife than the nation’s 49th state, Alaska.  From the Aleutian Islands to the 3.5 million lakes, marshes and wetland permafrost; from the glaciers and jagged […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

The Venerable Kwikfish

It’s no secret. Other than in a handful of rivers and bays, Alaska’s Chinook salmon are struggling. Those charged with managing this resource, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, publicly refer to our present King […]

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What is Environmental Intelligence

It’s the information at the core of NOAA’s mission-it’s the foresight and information people need to live well and safely on our dynamic planet. Leading up to Earth Day, we will share some of our […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Anglers Reveal Top Dream Fishing Destination

Hawaii, Florida, Texas, California, Costa Rica, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Alaska-all offer world-class fishing. And with cold weather slamming much of the country for the past two months and spring still more than a month away, […]

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Offshore

Pollock is Pollock

According to the American Fisheries Society, the scientific name for Alaska pollock has changed. But it will take several years for all the agencies that regulate trade in seafood products to update their nomenclature. In […]

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Tsunami Debris Clean Up Is Slowed

1st Reported By Alaska Public Media: Chris Pallister steps out of the helicopter, on to the snow covered inner shore of Montague Island. It’s a brilliant sunny day in early March and Pallister, who is […]

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EPA Releases On Bristol Bay

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released its final Bristol Bay Assessment describing potential impacts to salmon and ecological resources from proposed large-scale copper and gold mining in Bristol Bay, Alaska. The report, titled “An […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Pebble Mine Not Worth the Risk

The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) is pleased with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) watershed assessment which concludes that opening the massive gold and copper Pebble Mine in Alaska poses significant risks to Bristol Bay’s salmon […]

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Rats Gone, Seabirds Back

When I first landed on what was Rat Island in 2007, it was an eerily silent place. A typical Aleutian island is teeming with wildlife, swirling with noisy, pungent birds. Not this place. It was […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

Record Catch Of Pink Salmon

A record catch of pink salmon is flooding fishing boats and fish processors in Southeast Alaska — a boon for the Puget Sound-based fishers and fishing companies that support the run. The Alaska Fish and […]

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Big Game Hunting

Alaska’s Hunting Heritage

Funding provided by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will assist elk research and help ensure Alaska’s rich hunting heritage. The RMEF 2013 grants total $41,550 and affect communities and locations across Alaska. “When you think […]

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Offshore

Shortraker Rockfish Record

In the hands of the IGFA: Eric Christopher Otte, of Wahoo, Nebraska, landed this enormous 18.46 kg (40 lb 11 oz) shortraker rockfish (Sebastes borealis) while jigging the deep waters of Cross Sound, Alaska on […]