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King salmon
NMFS joins legal fight to maintain Alaska Chinook salmon troll fishery

By May 26, 2023 2:19 PM

The federal agency this week filed a response in support of a motion by the state of Alaska to stay a federal judge's order

Fishing
Alaska crab, salmon fisheries among those to benefit from $220m in disaster relief

By May 18, 2023 8:50 PM

'This disaster funding provides much-needed assistance to our fishing industry and we will work with the affected communities to begin the difficult work of helping them recover' -- Gina Raimondo, commerce secretary

North America
First Alaskan Copper River salmon arrives in Lower 48

May 16, 2023 4:31 PM

The first flight of the year carrying 2023 Copper River salmon from the US state of Alaska has arrived in Seattle, Washington

North America
Copper River king salmon group celebrates fresh shipment anniversary on season opener

May 16, 2023 2:38 PM

The opening of this year's Copper River king salmon fishery coincides with the 40th anniversary of the river's first fresh shipments in 1983

Analysis
Judge’s Chinook ruling is blow to backbone of Southeast Alaska fisheries

By May 5, 2023 4:20 PM

'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

Fishing
SalmonState: Chinook fishery closure won’t save any orcas

May 4, 2023 4:16 PM

The real dangers remain 'habitat destruction, dams, climate change, and contamination' --  SalmonState

Analysis
Alaska university professor warns of challenges facing king salmon in state

April 27, 2023 4:52 PM

'The numbers just don't explain the dramatic decline in abundance' -- Peter Westley, University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences

Analysis
Alaska’s new Bycatch Advisory Council takes first steps

By April 24, 2023 5:19 PM

'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

Coho salmon
Alaskans reconsider hatcheries to offset Yukon River salmon fisheries crash

April 14, 2023 4:35 PM

'There was also this kind of confession that maybe hatchery salmon are better than no salmon' -- Elizabeth MacDonald, fisheries manager, Yukon First Nations Salmon Stewardship Alliance

North America
Lawsuit by nearly 100 Alaska Native groups challenges pollock TAC over bycatch concerns

By April 11, 2023 3:39 PM

'The federal government continues its 'business as usual' deliberate and ineffective management style as our people suffer and our waters are forever harmed' -- Vivian Korthuis, Association of Village Council Presidents

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