The biggest challenge of climate change for Bristol Bay salmon isn’t necessarily warming temperatures right now.
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‘Alaska’s secret wild salmon prices hurt everybody,’ fisheries journalist says
A prominent fisheries journalist is calling into question the transparency of how much Alaskan salmon fishermen get paid for their catch.
Wildlife Troopers to crack down on ‘performance-enhancing’ add-ons to Bristol Bay fishing boats
Many local fishermen say a longstanding regulation levels the playing field by limiting the size of the boats.
USDA to buy nearly $70M worth of Alaska sockeye for food assistance programs
It’s a win for the state’s marketing branch, which had some help from Alaska’s congressional delegation.
New USDA program aims to support Indigenous meat processing
$50 million is now available to tribes across the country to support harvesting, processing and packaging Indigenous meats, like salmon, moose and caribou in Alaska.
Army Corps to revisit parts of Pebble’s application, but opponents say mine can’t move forward
Pebble spokesperson Mike Heatwole said the announcement shows the company’s appeal holds water.
Bristol Bay’s sockeye runs are expected to be strong, but nothing like last year’s
This summer’s run is still expected to be 40% higher than the bay’s long-term average.
Russia volcano disrupts Alaska flights for third day in a row
Alaska Airlines had canceled 37 flights as of 11 a.m. on Friday, bringing total cancellations for the airline to over 90 since Wednesday.
Juneau flights among growing list of cancellations across Alaska due to Kamchatka eruption
So far, cancellations include Thursday morning flights from Anchorage to Juneau, Juneau to Sitka, and Juneau to Yakutat.
With no commercial interest in Togiak herring, Alaska looks to the Atlantic for inspiration
As the market for roe has shrunk, the remote fishery has become financially unfeasible.