National Fisherman

Salmon

New Sagaya's seaafood department in Anchorage was advertising five pounds of fresh silver salmon fillets for $219 delivered in Alaska and the Lower 48, and headed and gutted cohos for $7.99 a pound. Margaret Bauman photo.

Pink salmon harvests falling short in Alaska, Russia

Margaret Bauman

Nearly all Atlantic salmon consumed globally is farmed in sea cages. Shutterstock photo.

ASF supports wild fish over farmed Atlantic salmon

Margaret Bauman

Juvenile king salmon. NMFS photo.

Deadline approaches for Pacific Salmon Commission grants

Margaret Bauman

Tito Marquez at 10th & M Seafoods in Anchorage with freshly caught Bristol Bay sockeye salmon. Margaret Bauman photo.

Alaska salmon harvest tops to 129 million fish

Margaret Bauman

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Demand remains high as Alaska's sockeye salmon harvest hits 48 million fish

Margaret Bauman

NOAA vessel Bell M. Shimada, one of the vessels on the 2022 International Year of the Salmon Expedition, docked in Alaska. NOAA Fisheries photo provided by the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission in Vancouver, Canada.

eDNA uncovers salmon winter habitat usage in Northeast Pacific Ocean

Margaret Bauman

Daniel Schindler doing field work in the Wood River. Kat Hartwig photo.

Veteran fisheries researcher says smart development can still protect Alaska salmon habitat

Margaret Bauman

The Lower Granite Dam, in southeastern Washington, is the furthest upstream dam on the Snake River equipped with a fish ladder, enabling adult salmon and steelhead to continue their migration upstream. Photo by Noe Gonzalez / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District.

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Snake River showdown over salmon and power

Jerry Fraser

The commercial salmon season is in full swing. Shutterstock photo.

Wild Alaska salmon prices holding their own in retail markets

Margaret Bauman

NOAA Fisheries scientists sort fish during the spring 2024 Rockfish Recruitment and Ecosystem Assessment Survey. These surveys reveal a coastal ocean dominated by a booming population of northern anchovy in recent years. NOAA Fisheries photo.

Vitamin deficiency is killing salmon in California

Margaret Bauman

Going, going, gone. The last of the moderately priced Copper River sockeye salmon fillets are about gone in Anchorage markets, but still for sale at one online shop for $56.95 a pound. Pike Place Fish Market in Seatle had the Copper River sockeye fillets for $39.95 a pound. Margaret Bauman photo.

Copper River reds tracking below forecast, pinks predicted to soar

Margaret Bauman