The Russian River Sanctuary Area will open for sockeye fishing on July 1, two weeks early. Over 22,700 sockeye have passed ...

Alaska’s Bristol Bay sockeye are coming in fast and furious to the westside Nushagak District, with fisheries biologists ...

For the ninth year in a row, the State Department of Fish and Game has opened the Russian River Sanctuary Area to sockeye ...

The Summerland Museum is hosting a workshop this Saturday for people to learn all about the lifestyle, life cycle, spawning ...

That would be slightly above the most recent 10-year average of 26 million fish and substantially higher than last year’s ...

Kaltenecker grew up in Boise, three hours southwest of Larry’s lake, which is a hotbed for salmon conservation. Despite this, ...

Commentary authors Margie Brown and Mark Niver write that they see benefits to legislation to ban bottom trawling in Alaska’s state waters.

Prolonged heat waves can be “catastrophic” for fish population, Eliason said. For example, when the Fraser River hits 19 to 22 C, Pacific salmon can’t swim upstream, leading many to die on their way ...

Record Details Salmon, sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka) Angler -William Kneer IV Length of Fish -70.00 cm (27.56 in) Location of Catch -Kisaralik River, Alaska, USA Date of Catch -04-Aug-2024 Type of ...

Eastside Environment Local News Outdoors Puget Sound Salmon are spawning across the Seattle area. Here’s where to see them Oct. 18, 2024 at 4:54 pm By Vonnai Phair ...

Salmon sizes in Bristol Bay and elsewhere have trended down in recent decades. This year, the average sockeye salmon weight was 4.53 pounds, the smallest on record, according to the department.

Earlier this summer, the record return of sockeye salmon on the Columbia River looked to be doomed by water too warm to pass. But the run got a well-timed break from the heat. The Fish Passage ...