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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's bids come as Alaska seafood processors are struggling to sell their fish, and many fishing crews are contending with extremely low prices for their catch.
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Commercial fishing is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. Leann Cyr, the executive director of the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association sat down with KDLG’s Christina McDermott to talk about the scope of mental health challenges fleets may face and what’s being done to address these challenges.
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KDLG reporters are on the water this morning, on a boat moving from crew to crew interviewing protesting fishermen.
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Organizers say it's a demonstration to demand processors improve the base price from 50 cents per pound, and end the practice of price secrecy in the fishery.
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Bristol Bay fishing crews expressed shock and outrage at what they say is the lowest price of a lifetime. A protest is planned in the Naknek River on July 20.
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The Port Moller Test Fishery wrapped up operations for the season last Thursday, July 13. KDLG’s Jessie Sheldon checked in with Jordan Head, director of the test fishery, on the final days of this season and what looked different this year—including this weekend’s big, late in the season push of fish.
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Another big harvest day Saturday in a weekend of banner late-season catch numbers for Naknek-Kvichak fleets. Total haul across the bay yesterday was 2 million fish. The total season catch is now at 33 million of a 44 million fish run. Though it remains to be seen how many fish are behind this shocking pulse, the season’s forecast is an estimated 51 million fish run. Escapement yesterday was 540,000.
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Bristol Bay sockeye populations are booming, but what is the tipping point?
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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is tasked with managing data on the most productive wild salmon fishery in the world. That means managing an incredible amount of data - everything from tracking the enormous runs of tens of millions of fish, down to scales, size and weight of individual salmon. That individual data is collected by Fish and Game techs who go out each tide and sample hundreds of fish at the docks of the processors.
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KDLG paid a visit to the Nushagak River sonar station, to learn more about the only site in Bristol Bay where upstream salmon counts are apportioned by species: sockeye, king, and chum.
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Does the rain and cold this year mean a later salmon run and a delayed season?
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KDLG tagged along with the Wood River tower counter crew with the Department of Fish and Game to learn more about the 24 hour count throughout the salmon season.