The Alaska Fisheries Report from KMXT

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Avery Ellfeldt of KHNS reports on mixed feelings about reopening the Chilkat sport king salmon fishery, KYUK's Samantha Watson on the Kuskokwim's Return of the Salmon event, and Katherine Irving adds a story from the studios of KMXT on the cost of gathering survey data.Photo: Community members enjoy a meal at the 2026 Return of the Salmon Celebration at Riverview Park in Bethel on June 13, 2026.. (MaryCait Dolan/KYUK)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Davis Hovey reports on Alaska's newest kelp hatchery, KCAW's Katherine Rose on the herring opener in Sitka Sound, and KCAW's Ryan Cotter on a convergence of fishermen and librarians.Photo: A kelp farmer harvests the marine algae off the coast of Cordova, Alaska. (Lila Hobbs/The Pew Charitable Trusts)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KCAW's Hope McKinney reports on a trio of allegedly intentional boat sinkings, the Aleutians East Borough has filed a complaint against a Board of Fisheries member, story from Theo Greenly of KUCB, a crabber has died after falling overboard, as reported by KUCB's Maggie Nelson, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is restricting sport fishing for king salmon and rockfish.Photo: Yelloweye rockfish (ADF&G)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Alix Soliman reports on the perils and promise of mariculture in SE, Colette Czarnecki on a Wrangell fisherman roundtable, and severe restrictions on Cook Inlet sport king fishing, according to KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara. Photo: Thousands of young Pacific oysters grow in bins within the floating upweller system, or FLUPSY. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:The North Pacific Management Council finally takes final action on measures to curtail chum salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery.Photo: Trawl net and codend in Unalaska's Carl E. Moses Boat Harbor, April 2025. (Theo Greenly)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KRBD's Hunter Morrison reports on the Southeast Alaska chinook forecast, Avery Ellfeldt from KHNS on the implications of warming wetlands on salmon, and a report on the Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit from Alix Soliman, compliments of KTOO. Photo: Rowan Miller attended this year''s Young Fishermen's Summit this year in Juneau. (Photo courtesy of Rowan Miller)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:Jill Fratis reports on the rescue of nine fishermen from their grounded vessel for KNBA, KMXT's Davis Hovey on cod quota based on obsolete numbers, and Sitka's Fish to Schools program is in the spotlight, courtesy of KCAW's Ryan Cotter.Photo: Sitka Conservation Society and Shee Atiká staff pose with donated sockeye salmon from Shee Atiká. (Sitka Conservation Society)

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:Merry Christmas!In this retro show we listen back at Theo Greenly's report for KUAC and the Alaska Desk on chum salmon bycatch in Bering Sea pollock, Desiree Hagen's report on sheefish for KOTZ, and Ben Townsend's visit to Salmon Lake for KNOM.Photo: Siikauraq Martha Whiting ice fishing for Sheefish. (Katrina Liebich/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)