Alaska Public Media

Marquee Alaska sockeye run was bigger than expected, but the individual fish were small

Salmon spread across the deck of a fishing vessel during last summer's record season in Bristol Bay. (Hope McKenney/KUCB) The world’s largest sockeye salmon run was larger than average this year, but ...
Alaska Public Media

Strong sockeye salmon return expected next year in Alaska's Bristol Bay region, biologists say

A Bristol Bay sockeye salmon "mob" gathers in August 2004 in the Wood River, which flows into the Nushagak River just north of Dillingham, the region's largest community. The Alaska Department of Fish ...
Alaska Dispatch News

King salmon’s disappearance has changed the Kenai River, but a soaring sockeye run is keeping it in business

SOLDOTNA — A trio of anglers leaned on the edge of Jordan Carter’s boat in shallow water on the Kenai River last month, victoriously enjoying a cold beverage. Their ride with Carter, a local fishing ...
Alaska Dispatch News

Alaska’s Bristol Bay sockeye run and harvest increased this year, with fish sizes a bit bigger

The commercial salmon harvest in Alaska’s Bristol Bay, site of the world’s largest sockeye salmon runs, held a mixture of good news and bad news this year. The run of sockeye salmon, also known as red ...
Food & Wine

I Tracked a Wild Salmon From Sea to Plate — What I Learned Surprised Me

On a lonely skiff in Bristol Bay, a five-pound salmon thrashes under my gloves as I wrestle it out of the gill net. It’s 10 p.m. in Alaska, where I’ve joined a crew of three aboard the Baby Seal, a 23 ...