Washington state officials have proposed a new tack to save the Pacific Northwest’s critically endangered orca population. Their idea is to boost salmon hatchery production by 10 million to 20 million more fish per year to provide more food for the iconic killer whales.
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Decision on Southeast Alaska king salmon looms
Alaska Board of Fisheries has put off a decision on king salmon action plans until Friday at the earliest. The decision making body has been hearing testimony from fishermen and other concerned citizens all week at its meeting in Sitka.
Alaska Board of Fisheries navigates ‘uncharted territory’ for Southeast’s king salmon
The Alaska Board of Fisheries is tasked with balancing conservation of king salmon with the livelihood of fishermen. Dwindling king salmon runs have triggered it as a “stock of concern” in several major Southeast river systems and major closures are being considered.
Hard decisions loom as Southeast Alaska’s king salmon continue their slide
Scientists remain puzzled over just what’s killing off Alaska’s king salmon runs. Fisheries managers mull labeling chinook as a “stock of concern” which would further restrict commercial and sport fishing.
Staggeringly low forecasts for king salmon in the Stikine
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game expects considerably lower numbers of chinook salmon for the Stikine and Taku Rivers.
Fish and Game to shut down Southeast commercial and sport king fishing
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is shutting down all commercial and sport fishing for king salmon in Southeast Alaska.
Copper river king salmon return higher than expected
The Copper River king salmon return is coming in better than forecast. Predicted to be the weakest on record, at about 29,000 kings, Alaska Department of Fish and Game Upper Copper River management biologist Mark Somerville said the forecast is being questioned – given recent week’s king harvest by commercial fishers on the river’s delta.
Many of California’s salmon populations unlikely to survive the century
Climate change, dams and agriculture are threatening Chinook salmon, the iconic fish at the core of the state’s fishing industry, a report predicts. And 23 other fish species are also at risk.
Alaska fisheries escape effects of climate change for now
With coastlines eroding, temperatures rising, and sea ice retreating, Alaska is feeling the effects of a warming planet. But a new federal report suggests fisheries in the state haven’t experienced many observable impacts of climate change so far.
Science unsure of cause for salmon decline in Yukon River
Peter Hagen works with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Juneau. He says there are all sorts of different possibilities and probably not one single reason why the fish decline or rebound.