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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife staff tag a legal-size male Dungeness crab as part of an ongoing study on Dungeness crab movement in Puget Sound. WDFW photo.

July 7, 2026

New tagging study tracks Dungeness crab movement in Puget Sound

Fred Meyer supermarkets in Anchorage were offering customers with the store card fresh wild Alaska sockeye salmon fillets for $15.99 a pound on July 14, a dollar less than the regular price. Margaret Bauman photo.

July 15, 2026

Alaska salmon catch swells to 29.5 million

The commercial weathervane scallop fishery opened July 1 with harvest levels unchanged from last season, but despite nearly 400,000 pounds of Alaska quota available, only two vessels are expected to participate. Photo courtesy of ASMI

July 9, 2026

Only two vessels will fish Alaska's weathervane scallop season

Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez visits Skamania Hatchery after concerns over its closure in April. Photo courtesy of Gluesenkamp Perez's office

July 17, 2026

Northwest gains support in fight over salmon hatchery funding

Lauren Haughey and Abby Haughey after a round haul in 2024 in Egegik, AK, on the F/V Rachelle Denae. Photo courtesy of NF Crew Shots / Lauren Haughey

July 8, 2026

Fleet shifts to Naknek-Kvichak as Bristol Bay nears 29 million

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