On June 29 at 4:20pm, the US Coast Guard received a report of a man overboard from the F/V Sandman in the vicinity of Egegik Bay, about 40 miles southwest of Naknek. The Coast Guard searched the area with Alaska State Troopers for several hours by boat and helicopter. They say that the search was suspended at 11:36pm, pending the development of new information.

Anticipation is building in the Dillingham harbor as crews get their boats ready. Despite some concerns over processor consolidation and declining king runs, crews seem optimistic about the season’s high base prices and strong sockeye forecasts.

This winter, the Alaska Board of Fisheries passed several new regulations for Bristol Bay’s salmon fishery, including measures in response to declining king salmon populations. That species was first designated as a stock of concern in the Nushagak district in 2022, but the regulations won’t go into effect until mid-July, when the king season is mostly over.

High school senior Ari O’Domin and her coach Riel Anderson each discuss the wrestling season in Bristol Bay, with interviews by senior Liv Harvilla.

The Bristol Bay fisherman and retired educator is mounting an independent bid that emphasizes cost of living, subsistence, and opposition to Pebble mine.

At the 2025 First National Bank Alaska Wrestling State Championships, 13 wrestlers from Bristol Bay’s Sockeye Conference finished in the top six.

UAF presented to the community its intention to sell the secondary campus building at a town hall meeting last month.