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Weekly Wonder: Running toward destiny
Salmon Creek in Juneau recently became a war zone for chum salmon
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Alaska officials forecast improvements for the state’s commercial salmon harvest
Total catch is projected to be twice the size of last year’s weak harvest.
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Conservation group lawsuit seeks to speed listing of Alaska king salmon under Endangered Species Act
Lawsuit asks a judge to order national fisheries service to “promptly issue” decision on petition
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Chinook harvest limits to be almost 40% lower than ‘24
Allocation is “the lowest chinook harvest limit on record” for Southeast, ADF&G official says.
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Alaska’s total commercial salmon harvest this year was ultra-low in both quantity and value
State: Number of fish harvested third lowest since 1985, value to fishers third lowest since 1975.
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Transboundary mining conference sees fears after natural and man-made disasters, hope after pacts
U.S., Canadian and tribal leaders gather in Juneau to seek way forward on decades-old disputes.
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Sportfishers can’t keep king salmon caught in Southeast waters under emergency order starting Monday
Ban in effect until Oct. 1 unlikely to affect fishing tours since few kings being caught, operators say.
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Federal appeals court ruling eliminates — for now — legal threat facing Southeast Alaska fishers
A three-judge panel at 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower-court decision that could have…
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Slow fishing at 78th Golden North Salmon Derby still reels in heavier winning catch than last year
27.7-pound king salmon turned in by Karie Sims tops the scales as three-day event ends Sunday.
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‘Huge disaster’: Historically weak pink salmon runs strain Alaska’s seine fishermen
Skippers in Prince William Sound and Kodiak say this year’s harvest is one of the worst they’ve seen.
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78th Golden North Salmon Derby starts slow due to flood cleanup, fishing conditions
23.3-pound king leads after first day; weekend weather forecast is for a chance of rain.
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78th annual Golden North Salmon Derby offers a nibble of normalcy in wake of record flood
Occasional rain, a few stray trees in the waters near Juneau expected as three-day event begins.
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Task force report identifies research needs to better understand Alaska salmon problems
Fishery managers overseeing Alaska’s faltering salmon runs should be able to rely on a more comprehensive and holistic…
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As salmon season kicks off, some Alaska fishermen fear for their futures
Some signs of recovery for $6 billion industry a year into crisis, but major threats persist.
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Local king salmon ban not expected to have big impact on summer fishing, but long-term concerns remain
Ban due to 2020 landslide that caused hatchery pipeline break, disrupting multiyear spawning cycle
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Emergency order bans king salmon fishing in many Juneau waters between June 24 and Aug. 31
Alaska Department of Fish and Game says low projected spawning population necessitates restrictions
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Biden administration advances bid to list Gulf of Alaska king salmon as endangered or threatened
Experts say request could restrict activity affecting river habitats such as road, home construction
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New salmon study adds to evidence that pink salmon could be crowding out sockeye
A new analysis of nearly 25,000 fish scales offers more evidence that the millions of pink salmon churned…
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Agriculture Department commits to big purchase of Alaska salmon and pollock for food programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will purchase about 50 million pounds of Alaska seafood to use in national…