The bell curve that no Alaskans wanted to see flatten started late, peaked early and is now falling fast as state fishery managers begin to worry about whether they will be able […]
Bell curves
Arctic fish boom
Apparently fueled by a warming Bering Sea, the 2019 salmon boom in Northwest Alaska stretched far to the east along the Arctic Coast. Canadian officials are reporting they saw unprecedented numbers of salmon […]
Fair-undrum
News analysis The commendable thing about humanity is that humans, at least many of them, believe in the fundamental, philosophical ideals of equality, justice and fairness. But what happens in a complex […]
Gone fish?
Officials with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game say they’re sticking with a forecast for another boom year for pink salmon despite a first-ever, international survey of the Gulf of Alaska […]
DOA king fishery
Chinook salmon runs in Upper Cook Inlet have taken a depressing turn back to the future with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game this week announcing the closure of May, June […]
Good new days
News analysis This might have been a slightly off-year for Alaska salmon fisheries when judged by the bounty 49th state residents have come to expect in modern times, but a historical analysis […]
Less fish = more?
Backed by the desire to protect wild salmon, the Kenai River Sportfishing Association continues to push the Alaska Board of Fisheries toward a thorough examination of Prince William Sound salmon hatcheries, but […]
More strange
Commercial fishermen were back at work in Cook Inlet on Thursday in an unprecedented effort to mop up some of the remnants of a late return of sockeye salmon to the Kenai […]
A new Cook Inlet
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, a federal entity dominated by commercial fishing interests, has named a Cook Inlet salmon committee to establish policy for management of fish in federal waters within […]
Smoke-filled rooms
With the fishing season beginning in the 49th state, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has been holding private meetings to forge an agreement between commercial, sport and other fishing interests on how to manage […]
