Most of the chinook that were supposed to come back this year were killed after a 2020 landslide severed the hatchery’s supply of freshwater from Salmon Creek.
"Douglas Island Pink and Chum"
Hatchery chums are returning strong in Southeast Alaska
Last year’s haul was worth about $25 million. This year will probably be better.
Amid poor chum runs, Trident’s Wrangell plant will stay shuttered for a third year
That leaves one fish processor operating on Wrangell Island.
Haines fishermen struggle with weak chum salmon returns and low fish prices
Alaska Fish and Game says the chum run is essentially over.
Amalga Harbor hatchery chum run opened to seiners
Southeast seiners will have a shot at a large run of hatchery chums for six hours Thursday. The opening is at Amalga Harbor, about 20 miles northwest of downtown Juneau.
‘The Challenger is gone’
The 71-year-old wooden tugboat Challenger that became a Seattle bunk-and-breakfast and later a home for a Juneau family has been dismantled and disposed.
How to salvage a huge tugboat without spilling 9,500 gallons of fuel and oil
State and federal agencies are readying boom and preparing to haze birds as the 96-foot Challenger is raised as early as Sunday.
Hatchery chum salmon forecast close to 2013 levels
The first returns of hatchery chum salmon are showing up in fishing nets in Southeast Alaska this month.
What would you do with 9 tons of salmon you can’t sell?
Nine tons of individually wrapped frozen salmon steaks sit in a container at Juneau’s Alaska Marine Lines.
DIPAC spreads the wealth of chum salmon
For the first time since it started in 1976, Douglas Island Pink and Chum (DIPAC) is operating in the black.