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Increased natural mortality associated with Bering Sea marine heatwaves is "an important driver" of the Yukon River Chinook salmon...

Alaska's new salmon season kicked off Friday with a 12-hour commercial driftnet opener in the Copper River District. The Alaska Departme...

The National Marine Fisheries Service has found that listing Gulf of Alaska Chinook salmon under the Endangered Species Act is "not war...

Tomorrow is the deadline for the National Marine Fisheries Service to submit its finding on whether Gulf of Alaska Chinook salmon should be ...

Here's an Alaska Department of Fish and Game advisory announcement describing pitiful Chinook salmon escapements and implications for c...

The preseason troll treaty harvest allocation for this year is 146,000 Chinook, or more than 53,000 fish above the limit in 2025, the Alaska...

We'll soon have the government's answer on whether Gulf of Alaska Chinook salmon should be listed under the Endangered Species Act. ...

See the numbers in this advisory announcement from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

The National Marine Fisheries Service has filed a motion saying it's "engaged in discussions" to possibly settle a lawsuit b...

Southeast Alaska trollers will get a fourth summer opener beginning just after midnight Thursday, with 5,400 treaty Chinook available, the A...

• The Southeast Alaska summer troll fishery will see a third opener beginning just after midnight tonight, with about 6,800 treaty Chinook ...

Two trollers at work. Pacific Fishing magazine archival photo The second summer Chinook opener for Southeast Alaska trollers will begin just...

• The Bristol Bay salmon harvest stands at nearly 38 million fish, with daily catches now appearing to slow significantly. Deckboss still ha...

Here's a quick update as the Alaska salmon season continues to unfold. • The statewide commercial catch now exceeds 2.8 million salmon, ...

The Copper River District is closing to commercial driftnetting because "the Chinook salmon return may be weak and conservative managem...

Making good on a threat, the Wild Fish Conservancy has sued the National Marine Fisheries Service , saying the agency has missed the deadlin...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game today announced a preseason troll treaty harvest allocation for 2025 of 92,700 Chinook salmon , down ...

The Wild Fish Conservancy says it will sue the National Marine Fisheries Service for missing the deadline to determine whether Gulf of Alask...

As we enter the new year, we're looking for big news on multiple fronts. Here's a handful of items worth tracking. • The National Ma...

Details in this advisory announcement .