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Fred Meyer supermarkets in Anchorage were offering customers with the store card fresh wild Alaska sockeye salmon fillets for $15.99 a pound on July 14, a dollar less than the regular price. Margaret Bauman photo.

July 15, 2026

Alaska salmon catch swells to 29.5 million

The commercial weathervane scallop fishery opened July 1 with harvest levels unchanged from last season, but despite nearly 400,000 pounds of Alaska quota available, only two vessels are expected to participate. Photo courtesy of ASMI

July 9, 2026

Only two vessels will fish Alaska's weathervane scallop season

Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez visits Skamania Hatchery after concerns over its closure in April. Photo courtesy of Gluesenkamp Perez's office

July 17, 2026

Northwest gains support in fight over salmon hatchery funding

A new federally backed initiative aimed at strengthening the U.S. seafood industry is bringing $15 million to New England. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

July 14, 2026

NSF awards $15M to launch New England Seafood Engine

Alaska fisheries officials are calling on the Marine Stewardship Council to reject the recertification of Russia's Western Bering Sea pollock fishery. Photo courtesy of the United Press Service of Rosrybolovstvo

July 10, 2026

Alaska challenges MSC certification of Russian pollock

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