All that the American West once was, Alaska still is ... the largest of the salmon and the first to return to Bristol Bay, in early June. The men anchor one end of a setnet onshore, pull the ...

Salmon canning was big business in San Francisco for a long time. In the early 20th century, sailing ships would head for ...

A new peer-reviewed study in the journal Fisheries shows that a salmon-focused ecosystem protection strategy for the North ...

Bristol Bay, located in southwest Alaska, is home to the world’s most abundant wild sockeye salmon fishery, contributing more than half of the global sockeye supply. This year, the fishery saw a ...

It was an inopportune time for the 400-foot vessel with the capacity to hold up to 2.3 million pounds of fresh salmon and ...

Alaska Rep. Don Young, in 1995, supporting the federal government's buyback of offshore oil leases in Bristol Bay. Hard times in the salmon industry, combined with high rural energy prices ...

Research Spotlight” is a biweekly column that highlights UW centers, institutions, and labs that are assets to their respective fields. This week, columnist Sarah Pabin details the Alaska ...

A Bristol Bay sockeye salmon "mob" gathers in August 2004 in the Wood River, which flows into the Nushagak River just north ...

Alaskans and many others who have been fighting for more than 20 years to prevent the mine from being built in southwest Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed, home to the largest sockeye salmon fishery in ...

Alaska, a land of breathtaking landscapes and diverse regions, offers unique experiences throughout the year. From the endless daylight of summer to the vibrant hues of autumn, each season unveils a ...