Kenai River Chinook offer some hope For the first time in five years, there appears the possibility that the return of Chinook salmon to the Kenai River – an Alaska waterway once […]
Kings rising
Trainwreck fishery
Tough times continue for Alaska fishing industry As the commercial salmon fishing in Alaska heads into the heart of its summer season, the 49th state would appear to be reliving the […]
Unseen disaster
AK’s economic mismanagement of salmon Part I of II Sixty-six years ago, the political leaders of the newly formed state of Alaska banned fish traps for the harvest of salmon in the […]
The masquerade
Only in Alaska where black is white With fisheries scientists now describing expanding populations of pink salmon as ecosystem disrupters across nearly the whole of the Northern Hemisphere, it is time someone […]
The warrior
Fighting for Alaska wild salmon Now 82 years old, Virgil Umpenhour has been at war with Alaska’s commercial salmon farmers, or ranchers as they prefer to call themselves, for most of his […]
Bad to worse
Worst salmon season in 20 years The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has finally released its summary of the 2024 commercial salmon fishing season in the 49th state, and the only […]
Big trouble
Salmon processors too poor to pay sick leave Once the economic engine of the Alaska Territory, the commercial fishing industry in the 49th state is now in such dire straits that it […]
Surprise, surprise
California boasts U.S. vegan capital In what is likely to come as no surprise to Alaska residents, WalletHub has declared Anchorage the least “vegetarian- & vegan-friendly” city in the country. After crunching […]
Send help
Predictable call to aid Alaska fishermen The demand for a bailout of Alaska commercial salmon fishermen who didn’t see the salmon returns they expected this year didn’t take long. Alaska Rep. Sarah […]
A century worst
Salmon catch could have 1970s value Update: The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is now reporting that higher prices and a larger than expected return of sockeye salmon to Bristol Bay […]
