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Trident Seafoods' seasonal salmon processing plant at False Pass if among Alaska operations the company says it will close. Trident Seafoods photo.

Trident Seafoods readies sale of three Alaska plants

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Controlling illegal and unregulated fishing is a big part of the push to make seafood traceable from harvest to plate. Emydex has systems to track tuna through the international markets. Emydex photo.

Software enables tracing seafood from catch to sale

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The Tongass and Chugach rivers contribute on average 48 million fish to Alaska's salmon fishery every year. Sitka Conservation Society.

Communities hanging on king salmon lawsuit outcome

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Salmon courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

'Competitive dominance' of pink salmon observed as numbers grow

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A happy crew on the Rita K in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Photo courtesy Omar Keval.

Bristol Bay captain fishes shallow waters with aluminum through-picker

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Maine salmon farms owned by a foreign company have drawn criticism from adjacent communities. The Maine Municipal Association is opposing legislation that would limit public participation in the aquaculture leasing process. Paul Molyneaux photo.

In Maine, aquaculture-friendly legislation meets opposition

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Coho salmon. NMFS photo.

Calif. coho stage 'surprisingly strong' spawning season

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Commentary: U.S. salmon purchase is just a Band-Aid

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Alaska's Bristol Bay salmon industry on the brink. As overstuffed markets and looming high-volume harvests loom, the financial solvency of the industry hangs by a thread. Justin Del Boulter photo.

Bristol Bay salmon fishermen face uncertain 2024

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Murkowski: Call for ESA listing of kings 'wrongheaded'

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Photo by Tabrez Syed on Unsplash

White House, tribes hail $1B salmon restoration plan

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