Southwest

The king return to the Nushagak is proving stronger this year than last, and Fish and Game says they’re on track to meet the escapement goal.

In 2013, 38 percent of the salmon coming out of the bay was put into cans. But they aren’t flying off the shelves.

New research paints an unsettling picture of the future of shellfish in coastal Alaska. The effects of ocean acidification are worsening and could mean the end of hatcheries in the next 25 years if costly mitigation efforts aren’t put in place.

For the next three months, an experienced herder will stay in Port Heiden to teach everyone about the reindeer.

Minidoka was one of ten main camps built to confine civilians of Japanese ancestry during the WWII. It held people from coastal Oregon, Washington and Alaska, most of whom were U.S. citizens.

Olson was a Bristol Bay fisherman, and was the longtime president, CEO and chairman of the board of the Bristol Bay Native Corporation.