The region’s purse seine fleet netted nearly six million pinks in an opening in early August. That pushed the region’s total catch to around 20 million fish on the season.
Oceans
‘More hungry mouths’: Bristol Bay sockeye are abundant but getting smaller
Most fish that returned this year only spent one or two years in the ocean instead of three, but they’re also getting smaller for their age.
Meet one of the counters who tallied sockeye during Bristol Bay’s record run
Salmon counters’ numbers inform decisions about when to open and close commercial fishing.
To save a huge, 24-armed sea creature, scientists become loving foster parents
Sunflower sea stars are critically endangered and being driven toward extinction by a mysterious, devastating disease.
What’s to blame for Alaska’s poor king salmon runs? Rep. Young suggests submarines.
A study published last year identified multiple climate and habitat changes that are suppressing chinook runs in Southcentral Alaska.
Meet T146D, the killer whale that freed itself after stranding on Prince of Wales Island
Researchers say there are good signs pointing to T146D’s survival. Five live-strandings from this population have been documented over the last 20 years, and four of those animals are thought to still be alive.