Molly Dischner

Among the 73 proposals before the state Board of Fisheries this week are several the address permit stacking for both set-netters and drift fishermen. In public testimony so far, fishermen have been divided on whether or not that would be a good thing for the fishery.

The Pebble Partnership has dropped many of its subpoenas to individuals and organizations it believes may have communicated with the Environmental Protection Agency regarding protections for the Bristol Bay watershed as part of Pebble’s lawsuit alleging the agency acted improperly. Download Audio

According to the McDowell group, this past summer’s sockeye is selling a little faster than it did in 2014.

A new Pacific trade deal could make Alaska sockeye a little more affordable in other countries.Download Audio

Proxy solicitations sent to shareholders of Alaska Native Corporations could undergo some changes next year.

Next summer’s Bristol Bay sockeye run is estimated to number 46.5 million, with about a quarter of those fish headed for the Nushagak District.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game estimates that next summer's sockeye run will number 46.5 million. That would leave room to harvest nearly 30 million, and would be the third above-average bay harvest in a row.

In a report released Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says in 2014 commercial fishermen landed about 9.5 billion pounds of seafood in the United States, including 5.7 billion pounds here in Alaska.

The state has a new director of commercial fisheries. Long-time Fish and Game employee Scott Kelley takes over Wednesday, replacing Jeff Regnart, who retired at the start of October.

Last November, Alaska voters legalized limited pot possession, and directed the state to start writing the regulations for a commercial industry. Now the Marijuana Control Board is looking for feedback on what it hopes is the final version of those rules.