PWS wild salmon catch grows to 3.1 M fish
Harvesters boosted the Prince William Sound catch of wild salmon to 3.1 million fish through July 4, with the Copper River drift district deliveries...
PWS salmon harvest reaches 1.7 M
Commercial salmon harvests in Prince William sound stood at nearly 1.8 million fish on June 27, with the Chinook run about done and still...
PWS harvest tops one million fish
Commercial harvests of red salmon reached 378,000 fish in the Copper River drift district through June 20, as the run and harvest continued to...
As new districts open, harvest nears 2 million fish
A preliminary state count of commercially caught wild salmon indicates the statewide harvest will top 2 million fish this week, including upwards of 573,000...
PWS salmon catch reaches 280,000 fish
Commercial catches of wild king, chum and sockeye salmon in Prince William Sound have reached 280,000 fish, with the Copper River and four other...
Copper River salmon sales are hot
From gourmet restaurant entrees to Costco roadshows, Alaska is rolling out the red carpet again for Copper River salmon.Copper River sockeye entrees, with rice...
Copper River fishery opens
Upwards of 400 fishing vessels were on the grounds for the opening of the Copper River salmon fishery on May 18, to harvest some...
Fisheries board says no to emergency petition on Copper River fishery
An emergency petition that would have increased closures and restrictions on the Copper River commercial salmon fishery that gets underway this week was defeated...
Fish Factor: Salmon season opener coming up quick
Alaska’s salmon season officially gets underway in less than one week!The first fishery for sockeye and king salmon is set for May 18 at...
Weak run of kings could impact sockeye harvests
Forecasts of a very weak run of Chinook salmon have commercial harvesters worried that they will lose a lot of Copper River sockeyes to...
