Decades of trawl bycatch have taken a toll on Western Alaska salmon while meaningful protections remain out of reach.

A Washington-based conservation group filed a petition with federal regulators Wednesday, requesting that they list Alaska king salmon as an endangered species. The Wild Fish Conservancy argued in ...

Fish are central to Alaska’s economy, Indigenous cultures and identity. With critical salmon runs in Alaska rivers struggling, commercial operators squeezed by higher costs and stiffer market ...

Federal fishery managers have approved the first-ever mandatory caps on at-sea interception of chum salmon, a fish species critical to Indigenous communities along Alaska’s river systems. The ...