(Juneau) – Under terms of the Pacific Salmon Treaty (treaty), the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) announced that the preseason all-gear catch limit for Southeast Alaska (SEAK) is 207,400 treaty Chinook salmon for 2026. The ADF&G target will be 205,300 Chinook salmon. This year’s target includes a 1% reduction from the treaty catch […]
Rising temperatures in a Southcentral Alaska river have led to a hungrier population of invasive northern pike, a trend that could imperil native salmon and other fish species. A University of Alaska Fairbanks-led research team analyzed the stomach contents of northern pike caught by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the Deshka River […]
(Anchorage) – In order to reduce harvest of king salmon stocks that are experiencing a period of low productivity and provide a more comprehensive and precautionary management approach for king salmon sport fisheries in the northern Gulf of Alaska, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is restricting king salmon sport fishing limits in Gulf […]
During the annual salmon run last fall, University of Washington researchers pulled salmon DNA out of thin air and used it to estimate the number of fish that passed through the adjacent river. Aden Yincheong Ip, a UW research scientist of marine and environmental affairs, began formulating the driving hypothesis for the study while hiking on […]