AK’s salmon season is wrapping up with some fishing still underway.
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Bristol Bay 2024 sockeye forecast down 32%
The 2024 sockeye projection for Bristol Bay would be well below the 10 year average.
SE pink expectations lowered, AK sockeyes top forecast
Good catches of chums and pinks in major regions are pushing the pack.
Tire makers being sued over use of salmon-killing toxin
Tires release the second most toxic chemical to aquatic species ever evaluated by the EPA.
What about that salmon roe, bro?
How does the increasing price for salmon roe factor into fishermen’s paychecks?
AK Salmon Task Force created by Congress holds “kick off” meeting
The group “hopes its report will help benefit Alaska’s salmon resources.” There is “no formal plan at this time for on-going or follow up efforts.”
Bristol Bay Town Hall meeting online Aug. 3 = markets, future options
Meeting will focus on markets, options for further actions.
AK salmon season passes the half-way mark
Sockeyes slowing down, pink catches could double at Southeast AK.
Low sockeye price at Bristol Bay stuns fishermen
Big carryovers of unsold fish from last year’s record sockeye haul are blamed for the price drop.
Wanted: Members for AYK Salmon Research Work Group
Group will try to better understand the historic declines of Chinook and chum salmon runs in AYK region in recent years.