Accusations of ‘chum chucking’ could affect the long-running debate over Alaska Peninsula commercial harvests’ impact on Yukon and Kuskowkim salmon runs.
Fisheries
Trident Seafoods drops salmon prices due to flooded global markets
Trident announced the price drop in a letter to fishermen on Saturday, saying that chum salmon markets have collapsed.
On the Yukon, Alaska and Canada are bound together by salmon – and their collapse
Communities along the upper Yukon, stretching deep into Canada, have borne the brunt of the salmon collapse, in part because only a fraction of the fish make it that far upriver.
Reward quadrupled after more than 20 endangered sea lions illegally killed near Cordova
The animals found dead in the Copper River Delta didn’t appear to have been harvested for food or craft.
Fish were plentiful, but fishermen scarce for Southeast Alaska’s first summer king opening
The 12-day season saw more chinook landed than expected, despite fewer boats being on the water.
With Alaska’s maritime heritage at risk of being lost, program seeks to preserve it
Alaska Maritime Heritage Preservation Program is open to funding projects by museums, others.