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Monday, May 20, 2019

Culinary craze

The first Copper River salmon of the season arrives in Seattle.

Alaska Airlines hosts red carpet welcome for Copper River salmon

Judge dismisses Pebble-backed lawsuit brought against BBRSDA

Sitka Sound herring spawn width and density 'greater than average'

Updated WDFW guidance to help public, agencies assess barriers to fish passage

Pacific Fishery Management Council newsletter

Coast Guard buoy tender Maple begins new duty in North Carolina


Tuesday, May 21, 2019

The big picture

Salmon catches remain at near all-time highs, the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission reports.

Salmon researchers seek funds for expanded expedition in 2020

Coast Guard medevacs injured crewman near La Push, Washington

USCG finishes death investigation, temporarily relieves cutter Hickory commanding officer

Opinion: Flaws in herring management undermine Salish Sea's health


Wednesday, May 22, 2019

A good sign

The Copper River yields an encouraging 53,200 sockeye salmon during the season's second opener.

Coast Guard medevacs ailing crewman from vessel off Washington state

UFA hires former Alaska commercial fisheries director

Last respects paid to Prince Rupert fisherman Paddy Greene

Washington Democrats oppose mining in Upper Skagit River watershed


Thursday, May 23, 2019

Bristol Bay cannery sale

The former Wards Cove property on the Egegik River is offered for $3.5 million.

Copper River sockeye fishery off to a good start

Captain of Alaska fish tender sentenced over dumping of sandblasting waste

ASMI posts China tariff update

Dead gray whale, Alaska's third, found on Kodiak Island

Coast Guard conducts international oil spill drill in Strait of Juan de Fuca

Commercial rock crab fishery opens from Cape Mendocino to Humboldt Bay

White House announces $16 billion in aid to farmers hurt by China trade dispute


Friday, May 24, 2019

Norwegian salmon die-off

About 8 million farmed salmon have suffocated in northern Norway as a result of persistent algae bloom.

New measures to protect crab, salmon from Norton Sound mining operations

Army Corps corrects deadline for comments on Pebble draft EIS

Study finds shifting hot spots for salmon production in Nushagak River watershed

Vanishing Bering Sea ice threatens one of the richest U.S. seafood sources

Commercial fishing facilities on Port of Seattle property pack economic punch

Opinion: As Alaskans consider Pebble mine, a cautionary tale from Montana


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