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‘Huge disaster’: Historically weak pink salmon runs strain Alaska’s seine fishermen

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 Daily NewsOpinion

Opinion: Billions of hatchery fish are flooding Alaska waters. At risk is the genetic strength of wild salmon stocks.

Evidence of widespread straying in Prince William Sound is fueling calls for the Alaska Board of Fisheries to limit hatchery ...
Alaska Public Media

Many Southeast Alaska salmon runs expected to be fairly good this year

As commercial salmon fishing gets under way in Southeast Alaska, projections for salmon returns are up. Troy Thynes is the regional finfish coordinator for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. He ...
Alaska Public Media

Alaska's total commercial salmon harvest this year was ultra-low in both quantity and value

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 ...
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‘Huge disaster’: Historically weak pink salmon runs strain Alaska’s seine fishermen

Expectations were low this year for the pink salmon runs that power Prince William Sound’s commercial fishing industry. But no one expected them to be as bad as they’ve been. With just a few weeks ...