The Alaska Department of Fish & Game, which manages all king salmon stocks in the state, has also been one of the petition’s loudest critics. Doug Vincent-Lang is the department’s commissioner.

The story of Alaska’s salmon is more than just a tale of fish. It’s a high-stakes drama—one that pits species against species, neighbor against neighbor, and science against politics.

It's possible that a king salmon is more valuable to Alaska than a barrel of crude oil. And the fishery is quite lucrative at the dock. It's worth about $15 million.

But as of 2017, areas like the Bristol Bay watershed, part of the migration cycle of 56 million sockeye salmon every year, could be opened up to mining operations that could strain or even destroy ...

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 — after a ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday halted a lower court ruling that would have shut down southeast Alaska’s chinook salmon troll fishery for the summer to protect endangered ...

A Washington state-based environmental group says it’s filing a petition asking the Biden administration to list southern Alaska king salmon as an endangered species — following through on ...

Another massive king salmon that a client with Tres Amigos caught in 2023. Photograph by Tres Amigos Outfitters. Biott was referring to the all-tackle world record king salmon, which weighed more than ...

A ruling from a U.S. judge in Seattle could effectively shut down commercial king salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 02:46:11 GMT (1751251571116) Story Infinite Scroll ...

I’ve been salmon fishing in Alaska before, and I’ve fished at some renowned luxury lodges and resorts around the world, but by any of these standards, Salmon Falls blew me away. Let’s start ...

Alaska holds the all-tackle world record for king salmon, but Argentina might soon take over that distinction based on previous catches, including a recent one described as “an absolute beast ...

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 ...