Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times
The Pile River flows into Lake Iliamna at the base of the Alaskan Peninsula, headwaters of the Bristol Bay region.

A coalition of village corporations and others files suit to put an end to drilling and exploration for a copper and gold mine above Bristol Bay — a sanctuary for wild Read More …

“We got 30 minutes!” “Throw the ball!” Bloom yelled, and Ben Dinsdale, one of her
crewmen, tossed an orange buoy over the stern. She put it in gear
and the net spooled out behind us. The boat and net drift together
with the tide and current, picking up salmon as they go.
“There’s a hit! ”Bloom shouted, pointing at Read More …

The crew of the F/V Northwestern and stars of The Deadliest Catch, America’s top-rated cable television show, are speaking out about a massive hard-rock mine that developers want to build in the heart of Alaska’s wild salmon country. The proposed mine, called Pebble, straddles the headwaters of the two of the world’s most productive salmon rivers. If developed, Pebble could be North Read More …

 
Captain Sig Hansen, well known for his featured status on the cable show Deadliest Catch has used his political capital, as it were, to speak out against Alaska’s Deadliest Match; fish and the proposed Pebble Mine Project.

It’s unusual for a “Deadliest Catch” crew member to take a hard stance in a big Alaska resource battle like Read More …

by Thomas Elliott
ATLANTIC
Wild salmon population levels are of dire concern in the Atlantic Ocean.  This species is near extinction primarily due to over fishing. The wild Atlantic salmon fishery is commercially dead.
Beginning around 1990 the rates of wild Atlantic salmon mortality at sea more than doubled, and by 2000 the numbers had dropped to critically Read More …

by Thomas Elliott
In Alaska, salmon stocks are thriving. Alaska is the only state in the union whose constitution mandates a sustainable yield principal for fish. Millions of wild Alaskan fish are protected by one of the most stringent and sustainable fisheries management systems in the world.  Alaska is viewed as the global leader in the Read More …

by Thomas Elliott
The three best choices for whole, fresh consumption are:
 
CHINOOK SALMON (KING)
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
Chinook are the largest of all Pacific salmon and one of the most important fish native to the Pacific Ocean. They are prized for their large size, high oil content and excellent table qualities. Chinook average 10 to 50 pounds, but Read More …

by Thomas Elliott
Today, wild salmon is most often harvested in the open ocean, near the mouths of rivers.  Ocean caught salmon is generally considered a healthier, tastier fish and is often referred to as “ocean bright”. The skin color of salmon changes from a silvery blue of a fresh run fish from the sea to Read More …

Sightings of Earth’s largest animal have increased in past few years
By MARY PEMBERTON
The Associated Press

Blue whales are returning to Alaska waters in search of food and could be re-establishing an old migration route decades after they were nearly wiped out by commercial whalers, scientists say.

The endangered whales, believed to be the largest animals ever to Read More …