Togiak herring shing underway

Windy weather hampered the start of the Togiak herring fishery and only 955 tons were landed in the rst two days of shing. The quota is 24,042 tons this year. Department of Fish and Game officials typically allow shing until the quota is neared.

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Salmon campaigns: big bucks

The Yes for Salmon and Stand for Alaska campaign fund-raising is off and running even with the Alaska Supreme Court decision on the legality of the Yes for Salmon ballot proposition still coming. Stand for Alaska, opposing the proposition, has raised $2 million so far. Yes for Salmon has raised $475,000 so far.