The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says pathogens from farmed salmon in British Columbia's Discovery Islands pose a minimal risk to wild salmon, based on its scientific assessments.
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute has posted a new briefing paper examining "the depth and breadth of the pandemic's effects on Alaska's seafood industry."
Organizations representing Yukon River communities are drafting a letter to Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy seeking a fishery disaster declaration for this summer's salmon season.