A state biologist said just 31,000 chums are estimated to have passed Pilot Station sonar by Monday, well below the historic median of 500,000.
Subsistence
New smartphone app helps fishermen track ocean conditions in real time
Developed by the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island, the app is meant to help Alaska’s harvesters and managers speak the same language.
State announces Kuskokwim fishing opening, but feds say it’s illegitimate
State and the federal managers not only disagree on who has jurisdiction to manage the lower Kuskokwim salmon fishery, they disagree on the strength of the king salmon run.
Low salmon run forecast for Yukon River
Yukon River subsistence fishing will be closed until the return size is clearer.
Alaska, B.C. regulators discuss concerns over transboundary mining
Officials from both Alaska and Canada presented findings from a joint water monitoring study on three transboundary rivers.
Lawyer who won landmark Alaska subsistence case in line to be Interior’s top attorney
A pioneering advocate of Alaska tribal sovereignty will have an important job at the U.S. Interior Department, assuming the Senate confirms him.