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Does the rain and cold this year mean a later salmon run and a delayed season?

The Skipper Science Program is in its third year in Bristol Bay and fishing crews are taking notice. User numbers are up on the app in the fishery and this season, the citizen science initiative could be more consequential than ever. The goal is to find out where exactly King salmon are running, with the Nushagak King mapping project.

In the past decade, Bristol Bay has seen consistently large salmon runs and continues to break records. But some other Alaska fisheries are experiencing historically low runs, a trend that worries scientists, fishery managers and communities. What keeps Bristol Bay booming as other areas struggle?

The elusive seals that reside in Bristol Bay’s Iliamna Lake have long been a mystery. While wildlife managers treat them the same as marine harbor seals,…

The University of Washington’s “Fisheries Research Institute” has revised its forecast down for Bristol Bay’s massive sockeye salmon run. The University…

A handful of researchers are planning to continue collecting data in the Bristol Bay region this year. That goal is to expand the baseline knowledge about…

This year’s sockeye salmon run to Bristol Bay came in at 23-million fish. Next year’s run could potentially be significantly larger according to a…

The June 28th edition of the Bristol Bay Fisheries Report includes a story about Walmart's decision to only stock frozen salmon that have the MSC…