Alaska, Washington tribes to receive $17m in salmon disaster funds
The amount of the funding was determined by estimates of commercial fishing revenue lost as well as for consideration of 'traditional uses', NOAA said
NOAA: Warmer water causing poor salmon returns to Alaska rivers
Scientists and the fishing industry are developing new tools to reduce salmon bycatch and providing more timely information to help resource managers address the declines
Alaska bycatch task force wrapping up work, wants better coordinated research
The species-specific working groups of the Alaska Bycatch Review Task Force have met multiple times this summer and plan to wind down by September
21,000 fish die at US research center due to chlorine exposure
'We commit to understanding what happened and making changes to the facility so that we can ensure that this does not happen again' -- University of California-Davis
US judge slams NOAA for inadequate protection of Chinook, whales
The judge ruled that the agency failed to adequately protect orcas in Washington state waters because its plan lacked key details
Alaska seafood champion Murkowski gets big boost from independent PAC
Alaskans for L.I.S.A. has raised $2.4 million over the past three months, four times as much as rival, Donald Trump-backed Republican Kelly Tshibaka
Alaska bycatch task force ramping up for report to governor
A special task force created by Alaska's governor to explore the rules surrounding bycatch is ramping up its meeting schedule and outlining the beginnings of a report
California’s severe drought prompts salmon egg seeding project
The egg placement project gains added urgency because the area is being hit hard with unprecedented drought for the third year
OBI wants Alaska’s highest court to weigh in on class action suit brought by workers
The case rests heavily on assertions that Alaska state law required that workers be paid the state's minimum wage for time spent in quarantines
Oregon, tribe set historic wildlife accord to save Chinook
Drastically declining numbers of Chinook salmon prompted the tribe last year to push for more protection of salmon populations in the vast Coquille River watershed