National Fisherman

Alaska

Bristol Bay's 2026 sockeye salmon run total reported on July 17 reached more than 43.2 million fish, and the commercial harvest approached 28.5 million. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Bristol Bay sockeye run closes in on preseason forecast

NF Staff

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.

Alaska salmon catch swells to 29.5 million

Margaret Bauman

Sen. Sullivan and former Rep. Mary Peltola, who are both running for his current Senate seat, have issued news releases stating their priorities for federal regulations related to the nation's federal fisheries. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Sullivan, Peltola battle for Alaska fishing vote in Senate race

Margaret Bauman

Fans flock to the big stage at Salmonfest 2024 to listen to several hours of music from some of the nation's top bands. Photo by Margaret Bauman

Salmonfest headliner advocates for protecting Tongass Forest environment

Margaret Bauman

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

Alaska challenges MSC certification of Russian pollock

Carli Clancy

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

Only two vessels will fish Alaska's weathervane scallop season

Carli Clancy

Commercial harvesters delivered an estimated 21.7 million Alaska salmon to processors through July 8. Shutterstock photo.

Alaska commercial salmon harvest trailing 2025 catch

Margaret Bauman

Lauren Haughey and Abby Haughey after a round haul in 2024 in Egegik, AK, on the F/V Rachelle Denae. Photo courtesy of NF Crew Shots / Lauren Haughey

Fleet shifts to Naknek-Kvichak as Bristol Bay nears 29 million

NF Staff

The City of False Pass and Ocean Renewable Power Company are taking the next step toward evaluating tidal power as an alternative to diesel-generated electricity. Photo courtesy of Aleutians East Borough

False Pass tidal energy project advances with permit application

NF Staff

Crew aboard a Bristol Bay gillnetter in the Egegik District of Bristol Bay harvest reds in the world's largest wild sockeye salmon fishery. Photo courtesy of Margaret Bauman

Alaska's wild salmon harvest climbs to over 14.5 million fish

Margaret Bauman

New studies at the University of British Columbia confirm the increasing heat stress for juvenile salmon at this vulnerable stage of their lives. Photo courtesy of University of Alaska Anchorage

Studies document impact of warm streams on juvenile salmon

Margaret Bauman