The Thunder Moon or Buck Moon, as it’s called, the first full moon of the astronomical summer, will occur Thursday. On July ...

Bristol Bay’s sockeye salmon run totaled 51.6 million fish, more than a third higher than the preseason forecast of 37.9 million fish and about 7% higher than the average over the past 20 years ...

Fifteen-year-old Riley Neal landed a 51-pound king salmon in Alaska, but missed out on prize money due to his age.

Citing a weak coho salmon run, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said Wednesday it was halting sportfishing at Ship Creek in Anchorage through Sept. 30.

Alaska, though, is the outlier in the U.S. Its salmon runs are declining in some places, and its fisheries aren’t immune to problems or closures, but in terms of sheer salmon abundance, nowhere else ...

Salmon runs across Alaska have varied drastically this year depending on region and species. The Kenai River sockeye run has been strong. In Bristol Bay, commercial fishing operations have been ...

The story of Alaska’s salmon is more than just a tale of fish. It’s a high-stakes drama—one that pits species against species, neighbor against neighbor, and science against politics.

Pink salmon are the most abundant and low-priced of all five Alaska salmon species. But last year’s harvest of about 40 million pink salmon was considered abysmal, even taking into account the ...

For half a century, salmon fishing has been Alaska's biggest industry —and when the summer catch falls off, the whole state suffers. This year, the $50 million salmon harvest is the worst ...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has forecasted a strong 2025 run of Bristol Bay sockeye salmon, though there are many uncertainties. Thomas Quinn/University of Washington/Alaska Beacon Facebook ...

With few exceptions, Southcentral Alaska's coho salmon run is sluggish. Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska. Mon, August 5, 2024 at 3:59 AM UTC. 6 min read.

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.