National Fisherman

Salmon

Bristol Bay salmon. Photo courtesy of BBRSDA

Seattle’s weeklong salmon celebration kicks off once again

Carli Stewart

Post-season retail prices for wild Alaska sockeye salmon fillets are up a few dollars from last year, as shown this week at Costco warehouses in Anchorage, Alaska. Margaret Bauman photo.

2025 Alaska salmon harvest valued at $541 million

Margaret Bauman

A newly captured juvenile king salmon rests in a viewing box container, which allows researchers to identify fish species and measure their size. Photo by Johanna Elkins

Smolt tagging project seeks answers to king salmon decline

Margaret Bauman

Fall run Chinook salmon in California. Photo courtesy of A Birding Naturalist

Chinook salmon immune systems impacted by acute heat

Margaret Bauman

Sexton trawl camera used to collect video footage inside pollock trawls to test the effectiveness of bycatch reduction devices in nets. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Smarter nets and faster data for the Alaska pollock fishery

Carli Stewart

Misty Nielsen hauls in a king salmon at Kanakanak Beach, Dillingham. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Warming water has varied impact on salmon populations

Margaret Bauman

Salmonfest's 2025 line-up poster.

Salmonfest brings fishermen and advocates together for Bristol Bay

Ben Hayden

Bristol Bay sockeye boat — The 2020 Alaska salmon season was conducted under strict state safeguards for covid-19. Alaska Department of Fish and Game photo.

Ex-vessel value of 2025 Bristol Bay salmon harvest rated at $215.3 M

Margaret Bauman

Purse seine fishing in Alaska. Alaska Seafood photo.

The intricacy of a seine with Bulletproof Nets

Ben Hayden

Photo courtesy of Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association

Hybrid-electric offers fuel savings for Alaska’s longline fleet

Carli Stewart

Seattle area conservation groups say they will sue the federal government over failure to protect native salmon, steelhead and orca populations from hatchery programs inthe Columbia River system. Wild Fish Conservancy photo.

Conservation groups plan lawsuit over hatcheries

Margaret Bauman