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Sockeye salmon. Alaska Department of Fish and Game photo.

What if there’s no salmon fishery? How covid-19 could affect salmon populations

Ben Hoffman (far left) of Bean

Northern Lights: Soup kitchen thrives on salmon culture

Congress must act to save U.S. fishing industry

Magic Fish Co. crew prepping longline pot gear in Homer, Alaska. Buck Laukitis photo

Keep fishermen fishing: Food producers are essential to our health and survival

Unloading Alaska halibut. NOAA photo.

Mail Buoy: Once upon a time in Alaska

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown. Governor Kate Brown Flickr photo

Letter: Oregon governor busts a move on carbon pollution

Americans are loving seafood

Alaska Cook Inlet setnetters make up a historic fishery and fleet. Amy Grannum photo.

United Fishermen of Alaska: Governor cheers commercial losses on Facebook

Louisiana shrimp boats. Ed Lallo/Lallo Photography

Making the grade: Gulf shrimpers take on new tech for a premium product

Packing striped mullet. Michael Jepson/NOAA photo

Thrill of combat: CCA's entrance into Florida's commercial fish policy