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In an effort to protect chum bound for Western Alaska rivers, the board has approved some of the most severe restrictions in decades on fishing in the state-managed area lying along the western Alaska ...

The Alaska Board of Fisheries has announced a reduction in fishing opportunity for chum salmon by 30 per cent in southwest ...

A legal fight is ramping up over who should manage Alaska's dwindling salmon populations—and who gets access to them. By Max Graham/Grist Published Dec 25, 2023 11:00 AM EST This story was originally ...

The funds come after the U.S. Secretary of Commerce declared a disaster for the 2021 subsistence fishery and set aside roughly $570,000. Eligible households are those whose ability to access ...

Alaska commercial fishermen caught much more salmon in 2025 than they did last year, but the money they earned was modest, according to the statewide harvest report. The state commercial salmon haul ...

As public debate takes place surrounding Alaska’s private nonprofit salmon hatcheries, it is worth grounding the conversation in what Alaska uniquely built: a science-driven, state-regulated ...

The Kawerak Tribe of Alaska said that the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (NPFMC) recent action to limit chum salmon bycatch is not enough to repopulate the fishery, calling it a “step ...

A Bristol Bay sockeye salmon "mob" gathers in August 2004 in the Wood River, which flows into the Nushagak River just north of Dillingham, the region's largest community. The Alaska Department of Fish ...

The Alaska Board of Fisheries is expected to vote Wednesday on a slew of measures that locals fear could effectively shut ...

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It took Riley Neal three and a half hours, a borrowed net, and a whole lot of grit to land the 51-pound king salmon he hooked near Angoon, Alaska on Thursday. But at only 15 years old, he’s too young ...