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Photographer Chris Miller sitting in front of acid mine drainage from the abandoned Tulsequah Chief Mine, which has been contaminating the transboundary Taku River for almost 70 years. The Taku empties into the ocean just south of Juneau. Photo by Chris M

Better protections sought for salmon habitat in transboundary waters

Margaret Bauman

Three proposals require that recognized best-practice bycatch mitigation tools be used in groundfish harvesting within state waters. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

New proposals would protect Alaska waters from bottom trawling

Margaret Bauman

California’s salmon fishery is set to reopen this spring. Photo courtesy of Bob Reynold / Shutterstock

Calif. salmon season reopens, but commercial fleet faces uncertainty

NF Staff

The Klamath River mouth. Photo courtesy of Thomas Dunklin / NOAA Fisheries

Thousands of fall Chinook salmon return to Klamath River Basin

Margaret Bauman

"The health of our fisheries and the impact of trawling has emerged as a top tier issue for Alaska’s decision makers," stated operations director Ryan Astalos. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Thousands of Alaskans urge Begich to ban bottom trawling

NF Staff

“Time and temperature is quality,” MJ Jackson said in an interview for the Talking Shop on a Low Carbon Fleet series for National Fisherman. Pictured is the Robin slurry ice machine. Photo courtesy of Robin

Refrigeration, slurry ice and why fish quality comes first

Carli Clancy

New research may help scientists and fisheries managers reduce the bycatch of chum salmon and Chinook salmon in the eastern Bering Sea pollock fishery. Photo courtesy of Roger Tabor / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Western Alaska chum salmon cap set for pollock fishery

Margaret Bauman

King salmon in Alaska waters. Photo courtesy of Kevin Cass / Shutterstock

Kenai, Susitna recreational king fishing closed amid weak runs

NF Staff

A fisheries observer identifies the species of salmon that was caught in the pollock fishery in Alaska. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries/North Pacific Observer Program

Study supports shore-based observers in Alaska pollock

NF Staff

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). Photo courtesy of Joshua Sukoff / Shutterstock

Alaska waterfronts see funding gains in 2026

NF Staff

Salmon samples from canned salmon in which researchers found dead anisakid roundworms. Photo courtesy of Natalie Mastick

Researchers: parasites help measure in salmon populations

Margaret Bauman