A warming climate is both harming and helping salmon in northern regions, according to a University of Alaska Fairbanks fisheries researcher. Peter Westley is an associate professor, the Wakefield Chair of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, and principal investigator of the Salmonid Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation Lab at UAF. He will discuss the variable role of […]
(Anchorage, AK) – In a significant victory for Alaska’s salmon fishery, U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason has upheld the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) decision to adopt Amendment 16 to the federal salmon fishery plan for the Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). This ruling confirms that NMFS is not required to regulate salmon fishing within […]
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: Broken Promises:Salmon Disappear From the Pacific Northwest More in this series Less than two years ago, the administration of President Joe Biden announced […]
The Bristol Bay commercial fishery is the world’s largest producer of wild sockeye salmon. Alaska Sea Grant-supported researchers are working to provide new information for the region’s fisheries managers to understand trends and anticipate changes to the sockeye salmon fish populations. The scientists are using long-term data of field observations, satellite imagery, and community ice […]