A measure years in the making will establish a cap for Alaska-bound chum salmon accidentally intercepted in trawl nets, ...
A fish processing worker tosses a halibut unloaded from the Oracle into a box for shipment. (Photo by Nathaniel Herz/Northern Journal) HOMER — On a brilliant spring morning, Buck Laukitis, a longtime ...
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Alaska’s ‘Wild’ Product of Asia A news analysis With President Donald Trump reguarly ordering or threatening new tariffs to balance the country’s nearly $300 billion trade ...
Federal fisheries regulators said a cap would balance protections for Western Alaska salmon with the health of pollock ...
HAINES — In the middle of the fast-flowing Chilkoot River, an Alaska state employee sits on a small perch over a narrow, fence-like structure and stares down into the rush of water. Eagles look on ...
Open debate of how our region’s fisheries are impacting salmon populations is essential, but we need to take a closer look at the causes of abundance declines.
The number of Alaska salmon harvested by commercial fishers was the third smallest since all-species records began in 1985, and the value to harvesters, when adjusted for inflation, was the lowest ...
In Alaska, the last stronghold for wild salmon, Native tribes and conservationists are working to save the fish from both climate change and decades of corporate greed. Salmon swimming against the ...
Grab yourself some hot cocoa and get cozy. We're checking in with Alaska! Undercurrent News editorial director Cliff White joins the podcast this week to share some M&A updates from the Alaska salmon ...
HOMER — On a brilliant spring morning, Buck Laukitis, a longtime fisherman from this Kenai Peninsula town, stood at the city dock watching his catch come ashore. Crew members aboard Laukitis’ boat, ...
HOMER — On a brilliant spring morning, Buck Laukitis, a longtime fisherman from this Kenai Peninsula town, stood at the city dock watching his catch come ashore. Crew members aboard Laukitis’ boat, ...