Copper River

06-03-22 KUAC a.m. newscast

07-10-20 12:04 PM newscast

The Copper River king salmon run is lagging well behind projection. State upriver management biologist Mark Sommerville says the Chinook return is hard to…

A weaker than expected return of Copper River Sockeye salmon kept the commercial fishery on the river delta closed this week, but the state still plans to…

The Copper River sockeye salmon return is coming in far weaker than anticipated. It's still early, but Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Jeremy…

Ice is clearing from the lower Copper River, and fishery managers are looking to the upcoming season. Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Mark…

A dipnetter’s group is seeking state funding to repair a sketchy stretch of trail used to access the popular personal use fishery on the Copper River near…

The Chitina Dipnet season is underway. The popular personal use fishery on the Copper River at Chitina opened this morning, and as KUAC’s Dan Bross…

Members of the state Senate Resources Committee heard testimony from Alaskans around the state on a measure that would give priority to state fisheries…

The Alaska Board of Fish has upped the bag limit for Copper River sockeye salmon in the Chitina Dipnet Fishery. As KUAC’s Dan Bross reports, the change…