In an effort to protect chum bound for Western Alaska rivers, the board has approved some of the most severe restrictions in ...

A measure years in the making will establish a cap for Alaska-bound chum salmon accidentally intercepted in trawl nets, ...

Commercial and recreational salmon fishing in the federal waters of Cook Inlet will resume this summer, but under new management by the federal government, according to a rule made final this week.

Federal fisheries regulators have set some limits on salmon chum bycatch in the Bering Sea. The highly debated – and long ...

Justin Johnson surveyed his nets and the large net reel of his bowpicker the F/V White Night at the Cordova Harbor in early June, as he prepared for the next day’s opener. “So a 20 pound king is a ...

For many years, I had the privilege to live and work in the community of Sitaisaq (Brevig Mission). I loved learning about the Inupiaq community’s subsistence lifestyle there, and learning how to ...

Skippers in Prince William Sound and Kodiak say this year’s harvest is one of the worst they’ve seen. Expectations were low this year for the pink salmon runs that power Prince William Sound’s ...

Environmentalists had argued that the fishing was hurting killer whales, which depend on salmon for survival. A federal appeals court ruled Friday that an Alaska salmon fishery can continue operation ...

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 ...

My wife Jeanie, on her quest to see all 50 states, was checking Alaska off the list and was nice enough to invite me to join her. Of course, when her daughter Liesl found out, and that fishing would ...

A measure years in the making will establish a cap for Alaska-bound chum salmon accidentally intercepted in trawl nets, addressing a hot-button issue that has divided the state’s fish harvesters.