In early July, it sent out its first shipment of the season — 1,000 pounds of salmon to Chignik communities on the Alaska Peninsula. The program plans to send a total of 8,000 pounds of salmon there this month.
Fisheries
Coast Guard finds serious defect in popular survival suit
The problem was first discovered during a routine inspection in June. Later inspections of store stock found the same problem in brand new suits.
Bristol Bay’s sockeye run is already the biggest on record
One scientist says the sockeye runs now returning to Bristol Bay may be the largest in hundreds of years.
Chum fishing will remain closed on the Yukon amid projections for another low fall run
Conservation measures have led to no salmon fishing for chinook or chum along the river for the second year in a row.
New study details mining’s impacts on salmon habitat, even hundreds of miles downstream
The paper’s authors say their analysis points to a need for more comprehensive risk consideration for mines to protect salmon watersheds throughout the Northwest.
As Kuskokwim fishing lawsuit grows, lawyers say subsistence could be affected across Alaska
Attorneys from Ahtna Inc. believe state arguments may overturn Katie John precedent.