This year in Bristol Bay, fishing crews have noticed that sockeye salmon were on the small side — an observation confirmed this month by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Fish and Game officials ...

A spawning male sockeye salmon is seen in July 2010 in the Wood River, part of the Bristol Bay watershed. Bristol Bay is the site of the world's largest sockeye salmon runs. This year's Bristol Bay ...

A spawning male sockeye salmon is seen in July 2010 in the Wood River, part of the Bristol Bay watershed. Bristol Bay is the site of the world’s largest sockeye salmon runs. (Photo by Thomas ...

A Bristol Bay sockeye salmon "mob" gathers in August 2004 in the Wood River, which flows into the Nushagak River just north of Dillingham, the region's largest community. The Alaska Department of Fish ...

Each year during sockeye salmon season, Alaska State Troopers come from around the state to patrol Bristol Bay. Spokesperson Austin McDaniel says it’s a busy time. “We have troopers in from Kodiak, ...

If you're shopping for sockeye salmon at Whole Foods, it might be sourced from an area you wouldn't expect. Here's what you need to know.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday it is moving to protect the Bristol Bay sockeye salmon fishery, the largest in the world, under the Clean Water Act. The agency's actions, ...

Retailers across the U.S., including Rouses Markets, are in the swim with stronger sales of Alaska sockeye salmon, thanks to higher product quality coupled with innovative marketing tactics rolled out ...

As The Gazette recently wrote, Sen. Jon Tester just won a mandate for statesmanship. As someone who makes her living by both guiding and commercial fishing, I appreciate that Tester continually stands ...

School is winding down, but for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop teacher Roger Rogotzke, summer brings another gig — commercial fishing. Rogotzke has been making the trip to Bristol Bay to catch wild Alaskan ...

The sockeye returning to Bristol Bay this year were, on average, the smallest the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has ever seen. This year in Bristol Bay, fishing crews noticed that sockeye were on ...

The world’s biggest sockeye salmon run will be larger than average next year, state biologists have forecasted. The Bristol Bay sockeye run is expected to total 51.21 million fish in 2025, according ...