A new analysis of nearly 25,000 fish scales offers more evidence that the millions of pink salmon churned out by Alaska fish hatcheries could be harming wild sockeye salmon populations when they meet ...
A crew member aboard a Prince William Sound works with the operator vessel's skiff, which is used to maneuver the net into position. (Photo courtesy of Megan Corazza) A crew member aboard a Prince ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Biological oceanographer Sonia Batten experienced her lightbulb moment on the perils of too many salmon three years ago as she prepared a talk on the most important North Pacific ...
Spawning sockeye salmon returning from Bristol Bay swim in 2013 in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve's Tazimina Lake. (Photo by D. Young/National Park Service) The number of Alaska salmon ...
After a poor showing last year, Alaska’s statewide commercial salmon harvest appears poised for a rebound, according to projections by state biologists. This year’s total salmon harvest is expected to ...
PHS aquaculture students release salmon fry into City Creek, about two miles outside of Petersburg. (Photo by Shelby Herbert/KFSK) School is almost out for winter vacation. But in one Petersburg ...
Evidence is mounting that pink salmon, pumped by the billions into the North Pacific from fish hatcheries, are upending marine ecosystems. Climate change is making this worse. By Miranda Weiss / Hakai ...
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 ...