Bristol Bay sockeye run likely smaller next year
According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the Bristol Bay region will likely see 15.5 million less sockeye in 2024 than this year
Cook Inlet salmon set-netters seek disaster funds after season-long closure
The king salmon season in the East Side Set Net fishery in the US state of Alaska's Cook Inlet was over before it began
Alaska’s Kuskokwim River shows modest improvement in salmon returns
The boost in fish is historically low, however, as salmon populations have crashed in recent years
Public comment period open for Alaska’s Salmon Research Task Force
A group mandated by a US law to study Alaska's struggling salmon stocks is seeking public comment ahead of its final report to be published next year
ASMI meeting: Economic headwinds for Alaska seafood to continue in 2024, crowd warned
The annual Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute All Hands on Deck meeting is taking place in Anchorage, in the US state of Alaska, Nov. 1-4
Alaska’s big commercial salmon harvest comes with steep overall price drop
This year's ex-vessel value for the US state of Alaska's commercial salmon fishery is one of the lowest since 1975
Alaska’s 2023 dockside salmon value down by $322m on last year
Preliminary data released by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game shows salmon harvesters saw near record level landings in 2023, though ex-vessel value was one of the lowest ever
ASMI letter outlines bleak Alaskan market outlook in advance of big meeting
'Industry experts note current market conditions place our industry in an economic squeeze not seen for decades or longer' – the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
New research yields surprising finds for pink salmon behavior in Alaska
Researchers found that after traveling thousands of kilometers, pink salmon spawn in nearly the same location as their parents
Alaska Native groups to urge US lawmakers to protect subsistence salmon rights
The Alaska Federation of Natives is expected to ask US lawmakers to protect subsistence salmon fishing