Fifteen-year-old Riley Neal landed a 51-pound king salmon in Alaska, but missed out on prize money due to his age.

Bristol Bay’s sockeye salmon run totaled 51.6 million fish, more than a third higher than the preseason forecast of 37.9 million fish and about 7% higher than the average over the past 20 years ...

Alaska, though, is the outlier in the U.S. Its salmon runs are declining in some places, and its fisheries aren’t immune to problems or closures, but in terms of sheer salmon abundance, nowhere else ...

Salmon runs across Alaska have varied drastically this year depending on region and species. The Kenai River sockeye run has been strong. In Bristol Bay, commercial fishing operations have been ...

The Russian River Sanctuary Area will open for sockeye fishing on July 1, two weeks early. Over 22,700 sockeye have passed ...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has forecasted a strong 2025 run of Bristol Bay sockeye salmon, though there are many uncertainties. Thomas Quinn/University of Washington/Alaska Beacon Facebook ...

Alaska officials forecast improvements for the state’s commercial salmon harvest. Total catch is projected to be twice the size of last year’s weak harvest.

Alaska Congresswoman speaks on bycatch, sustainability and fishery management's impacts on subsistence communities. ... [salmon] run is not as poor as it is.

With few exceptions, Southcentral Alaska's coho salmon run is sluggish. Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska. Mon, August 5, 2024 at 3:59 AM UTC. 6 min read.

After a poor showing last year, Alaska’s statewide commercial salmon harvest appears poised for a rebound, according to projections by state biologists. This year’s total salmon harvest is ...