National Fisherman

Salmon

Leonard Leach of Alaska is one of the 2024 National Fisherman Highliners of the Year. Photo by the Leach family

2024 Highliner of the year: Leonard Leach

Charlie Ess

The European green crab has spread to many parts of the world and was first detected in Alaska in 2022. Photo by ADF&G

Invasive green crabs reach Alaska, threatening fisheries

Paul Molyneaux

Effort underway to track Klamath chinooks in newly opened habitat

NF Aggregator

Photo by Global Seafood

Commentary: Salmon processors too poor to pay sick leave

NF Aggregator

Photo by Global Seafood

California may face 3rd year with no salmon fishing

NF Aggregator

Salmon courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Bid to remove MSC certification of salmon in SE Alaska rejected

NF Aggregator

The City of Homer recently sent a formal request to Alaska’s Governor, urging the state to declare a fishery disaster for the 2023 pink salmon season. Photo by Gerald Peplow

Pink salmon collapse in Homer spurs call for disaster relief

Carli Stewart

Photo by Global Seafood

Salmon over-supply dwindling, but demand remains an issue

NF Aggregator

Alaska's seafood sector was hit with nearly 7,000 lost jobs, shrinking profitability, and a $1.8 billion revenue decline between 2022 and 2023. Photo by Zak Bernadsky on Unsplash

Alaska fishing industry sees nearly 7,000 job cuts

NF Staff

To count salmon returns, a weir funnels fish into a chute, where a camera activated by motion detection captures an image of every fish and sends it to the cloud via Starlink.

First Nations and scientists use AI to restore salmon runs

Paul Molyneaux

The removal of four large dams from the Klamath River allows salmon to reach again about 400 miles of their original habitat that had been blocked for many decades. Photo courtesy of Jason Hartwick/Swiftwater Films

Final dam removal unlocks 400 miles of salmon habitat

NF Staff