NOAA acknowledges upheld Chinook lawsuit
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is working to comply with a federal judge's decision to uphold a lawsuit placing blame on southeast Alaska salmon trollers for declining orca populations
Daily recap, May 5: Chinook fishery closure a blow; Guolian’s Sunnyvale reports loss
Undercurrent News presents a recap of the top daily seafood stories from Friday, May 5
Judge’s Chinook ruling is blow to backbone of Southeast Alaska fisheries
'All salmon are amazing, but king salmon are the top. It's the premium fish of Alaska, and it's the backbone of the southeast fisheries' -- Linda Behnken, Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association
Cali tribe teams with gov’t agencies to restore Chinook to McCloud River
A California tribe has inked agreements with state and federal fisheries agencies to restore endangered Chinook salmon to their native spawning grounds
SalmonState: Chinook fishery closure won’t save any orcas
The real dangers remain 'habitat destruction, dams, climate change, and contamination' -- SalmonState
Alaska’s new Bycatch Advisory Council takes first steps
'I would think that's a good way to identify us, is as a think tank' -- Linda Kozak, chair of Alaska's new Bycatch Advisory Council
US Pacific council votes to close California’s last commercial salmon fishery for season
The Pacific Fishery Management Council voted unanimously on Friday to close California's last commercial salmon fishery for 2023 due to poor projected returns
Alaska expects strong pink, reduced sockeye salmon catches in 2023
Bristol Bay, the supplier of more than half the world's wild sockeye salmon, is expected to see less sockeye than last year
Oregon, not just California, might face a Chinook salmon fishery closure
The migratory path the salmon take likely means that Oregon's fisheries will have issues
California’s last commercial salmon fishery faces closure this season
Droughts and warming waters over the last few years, plus water management issues, helped create the closure