Alaska Fishing Tour
Copper Center, Alaska
Description: The economy is based on local services and businesses, the National Park offices and highway-related tourism. Several RV parks and river boat charter services operate from Copper Center. Many Native residents depend on subsistence hunting, fishing, trapping and gathering. Eight residents hold commercial fishing permits. ... [Read More]
Alaska Marine Highway System Main Information
Sand Point was originally founded as a cod fishing station in1887, and today it continues to support the regional fishingindustry. The city's harbor is home to a locally based fishingfleet, and is also heavily used by transient vessels during andbetween fishing seasons. Its population is mostly of Aleut andScandinavian descent. ... Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, at the end of the Aleutian Chain, is also its largest community, with over four thousand residents. A busy fishing and seafood processing port, Dutch Harbor is also a tourist destination, with sportfishing, bird and wildlife viewing, cultural and historical exploration, or hiking and beachcombing awaiting the adventurous traveler. Visit the Unalaska/Port of Dutch Harbor Convention and Visitors Bureau home page for travel information, events, weather, and more. ... [Read More]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Home
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to add hunting and fishing programs on six national wildlife refuges in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota and New Hampshire. The Service is also proposing to expand hunting and fishing opportunities at seven additional wildlife refuges. The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on July 12 and is available for public comment for 30 days. ... First DVD Tour of America's National Wildlife Refuges Now Available ... [Read More]
Chitina, Alaska
Employment is primarily with the village council, village corporation, Prince William Sound Community College, state Fish & Game and highway maintenance offices, and the National Park Service. Many residents are self-employed or work in retail establishments. The summer influx of fishermen, tourists and campers provides some cash income in fish guiding and other services. ... Description: Most residents in this village, which is half Alaska Native, engage in subsistence activities year-round. During the summer, dipnetting for salmon on the Copper River brings a large number of Alaskans from Fairbanks and Anchorage and other areas of the state. Gardening, berry picking, herb gathering and other ''wildcrafting'' are popular pursuits, as are various arts and crafts. Winter activities include trapping, snowmachining, dog mushing, skiing, and ice fishing. ... [Read More]
GUIDED SILVER SALMON OR TROUT FISHING (RENTAL CAR REQUIRED)
Book early to guarantee space on the trip of your choice. Due to the exclusivity of many of the trips offered, they will sell out. Reservations will be awarded on a first come first served basis. All tours must be paid in full at time of booking. There will be a minimum $25 cancellation fee for voluntary cancellation over thirty days prior to arrival. Within thirty days of arrival date or less, all tours are non refundable. Tours booked less than thirty days prior to arrival will be charged a $20 late booking fee. Alaska Destination Specialists strongly suggests purchase of travel insurance. We will be unable to accept tour reservations within fourteen days of arrival. When making reservations, please ask for the Photovoltaic Specialists Conference Desk ... [Read More]
News Releases for 2005 - National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Regional Office and Science Center
April 22, 2005 . Alaska Tour Boat Cited $9,000 for Harassment of Endangered Humpback Whales ( Adobe Acrobat ) ... January 19, 2005 . Commercial fishing company pleads guilty; pays $500,000 fine and restitution for under-reporting halibut by-catch. ( Adobe Acrobat ) ... [Read More]
News Releases for 2005 - National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Regional Office and Science Center
April 22, 2005 . Alaska Tour Boat Cited $9,000 for Harassment of Endangered Humpback Whales ( Adobe Acrobat ) ... January 19, 2005 . Commercial fishing company pleads guilty; pays $500,000 fine and restitution for under-reporting halibut by-catch. ( Adobe Acrobat ) ... [Read More]
Ocean Planet Tour: Altered Exhibit
Altered Exhibit Well! Someone has changed the exhibit and forgotten to tell me, yourtour guide, about it. Though not good for my ego,these sorts of changes highlight one of the advantages that an onlineexhibit, such as this one, has over its museum counterpart. The onlineexhibit is much easier to keep up to date than the museum version.Since we started this tour, one of the curators has changed something. ... If you would please follow me, we will go back to the information deskand find out where the tour now leads us. ... [Read More]
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Other ferries in the Alaska Marine Highway System serve Southeast Alaska. Although they do not approach the refuge islands of St. Lazaria, Hazy or Forrester, they are a means of sailing Alaska’s Inside Passage, watching for wildlife, and stopping at any of the towns enroute. When you arrive in Sitka, you could take a day-tour-boat 15 miles to see the marine animals around ... [Read More]
Alaska Refuges - Togiak National Wildife Refuge
Another component to the camp, in addition to field work, is discussions with fishermen and fishery managers in the area. Students' understanding of how and why fisheries are managed is enhanced, and students get to try their hand at some sample scenarios that fisheries managers face, deciding when and for how long to open the fishery in their scenario. Students also learn from locals the history of fishing in the area, and tour a cannery in Dillingham to see one way in which fish is processed for market. ... [Read More]
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