The unprecedented voyage of the R/V Professor Kaganovskiy to probe the resources of the Gulf of Alaska this winter has made one thing clear: As with the land, so with the […]
The sea’s limit
Salmon passions
Seldom if ever has a more than two-year-old op-ed in an Alaska newspaper attracted the kind of attention the Alaska House Resources Committee on Monday night devoted to the jottings of retired […]
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 […]
Grow $$$$$
After listening to a pitch from hatchery advocates on Tuesday, Alaska House Rep. Louise Stutes, R-Alaska, the chair of the Special Committee on Fisheries, came up with a new idea how to solve […]
Strange connections
The littlest of Pacific salmon is once again demonstrating big power in the ecosystem of the northern ocean. Scientists have found evidence that appears to link pink salmon abundance to high […]
The hatchery case
With winter closing fast on Alaska and discussions on the possible impacts of hatchery fish on wild salmon expected to continue into the season when many have little to do but talk, […]
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 […]
Win for AK hatcheries
Before a room packed with commercial fisherman angry they might lose profits from catches of hatchery salmon, the Alaska Board of Fisheries on Tuesday turned back a proposal to cap or […]
Got fish
After a long summer of weak, sockeye salmon returns around the northeast Gulf of Alaska, a late surge of the fish into the Copper River has provided good news for the Cordova-based […]
The Humpocalypse
This story has been updated with some Alaska catch information. If “The Blob” was responsible for Alaska’s faltering salmon runs this year as some have suggested despite a lack of any real […]
