Salmon counters’ numbers inform decisions about when to open and close commercial fishing.
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LISTEN: A lifetime of subsistence fishing tells story of Yup’ik traditions
Debbie Coolidge started fishing when she was 8 years old. Today, in her mid-50s, she’s still at it and continuing the traditions she learned from her grandmother.
NOAA’s first tribal research coordinator aims to build partnerships with Alaska’s Indigenous communities
Mabel Baldwin-Schaeffer is the first tribal coordinator for the Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s communications program.
Bristol Bay sockeye run is largest on record
63.2 million fish have returned to the bay this year, breaking the 2018 record of 62.9 million.
River otter in Dillingham tests positive for rabies
Three cases of rabies have been reported in Dillingham foxes this spring.
High water in Brooks River prompts partial closure in Katmai so bears can fish
The closure will give bears unhindered access to shallower waters.