SEATTLE — A ruling from a U.S. judge in Seattle could effectively shut down commercial king salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska — a valuable industry that supports some 1,500 fishermen ...

Nonresident anglers fishing in state and federal waters can't retain any chinook salmon that they catch in Southeast Alaska between July 7 and when the season ends Sept. 30, the ...

Pink salmon are the most abundant and low-priced of all five Alaska salmon species. But last year’s harvest of about 40 million pink salmon was considered abysmal, even taking into account the ...

Two hatchery release sites near Petersburg will continue allowing nonresident anglers to harvest king salmon even after a broader regional closure takes effect July 7. The statewide closure announced ...

A 21-year-old died after fishing gear dragged him into the water from a commercial salmon fishing boat near Bristol Bay, Alaska troopers say. A patrol vessel received a mayday call from a fishing ...

A troller fishes in Sitka Sound, Alaska on February 2, 2021. A ruling from a U.S. judge in Seattle could effectively shut down commercial king salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska — a valuable ...

Officials in April canceled commercial and most recreational king salmon fishing off California and much of Oregon for the second time in 15 years after the fish returned in near record-low ...

Ruling might cancel Alaska commercial king salmon season. A conservation group challenged the harvest as a threat to the ‘73 whales’ that remain and eat the fish. GENE JOHNSON.