Alaska governor vetoes salmon bycatch study for the second year running
Alaska governor Mike Dunleavy has again vetoed funds from the state budget that would study salmon bycatch in the massive Bering Sea pollock fishery
High rates of paralytic shellfish toxin in Alaska also threaten salmon
Yukon River king salmon livers have exceeded the FDA limit for PST
Alaska lawmakers trumpet court reversal of Chinook trolling ban
Alaska legislators are cheering a June 21 court decision that overturns a previous court's ban of the southeast Alaska Chinook trolling season
US judge reverses Chinook trolling ban, freeing season to start on July 1
A US appeals court judge has stayed the opinion of a lower court that would have canceled the 2023 Chinook salmon season
NZ King Salmon appoints new independent chair
New Zealand King Salmon has appointed the previous CEO of Livestock Improvement Corporation and PGG Wrightson as its new independent chair
Wild Fish Conservancy reveals plan to ramp up Endangered Species Act effort for king salmon
The conservation group that spearheaded the effort to get Alaska's king salmon season suspended plans to file additional petitions under the Endangered Species Act
US to spend $2.6 billion on climate-proofing coastal communities, fisheries
A portion of the funds are to be used to restore and protect habitats in lucrative salmon and shellfish fisheries
Alaska’s Copper River catch heats up while prices normalize
'Economics 101 really takes over when the other fisheries open' -- Jim Kostka, marketing director for Copper River Seafoods
NZ King Salmon settles appeals in boost for offshore plan
New Zealand King Salmon has settled appeals against its plans to move salmon farming into deeper and cooler waters in Cook Strait, which could add up to 10,000t to its production
Alaska seafood group requests help tracking king salmon
'Better understanding of the spatial distribution of kings in the Nushagak district, and how that might change across the season, is critical' -- Curry Cunningham, University of Alaska Fairbanks