The Jaci Grace was on its second set of the fishing season when the boat’s captain noticed it was sitting lower in the water than usual.
Fisheries
Much of Juneau’s king salmon fishery will close this summer, because of a 2020 landslide
Most of the chinook that were supposed to come back this year were killed after a 2020 landslide severed the hatchery’s supply of freshwater from Salmon Creek.
Crew swims ashore after crab boat sinks in Duncan Canal
A spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard reported that the two people aboard the 22-foot Mangy Otter survived the sinking unharmed.
An influx of chum salmon in the Canadian Arctic could be the same fish missing from Western Alaska
In recent years, all five salmon species have shown up in rivers from northeast Alaska to Nunavut, in Canada’s eastern Arctic.
A petition to put king salmon on the endangered species list is raising alarm across Alaska
The petition from a Washington-based conservancy group is just the first major step in a longer regulatory process, but many say it could have far-reaching implications.
Yukon River communities balance conservation, survival amid near-total salmon fishing closures
This year, there will once again be little-to-no opportunity for communities along the Western Alaska river to harvest any salmon.