And Hale went back to 1980s Alaska for the subject of his new book, "What Happened in Craig?", out this week. It was the end of the fishing season in 1982 in tiny Craig, Alaska. The town was full ...

Federal officials argue that state regulators tried to usurp control of fishing along the Kuskokwim River in western Alaska, where salmon make up about half of all food produced in the region.