Lawmakers and state officials say a recent effort to secure funding for the commercial salmon industry is a lifeline. Fishermen say it's an anchor. Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski said in a press release ...

A troll fishing boat near Sitka. (Photo courtesy of Eric Brewer) Eric Jordan’s life on the ocean began more than 70 years ago, when his parents started taking him out on the family’s troller. At 73, ...

A controversial 2023 court ruling ordering the closure of commercial trolling for king salmon, or chinook, in Southeast Alaska has been lifted. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday partially ...

Salmon trollers are fixing their boats and getting ready for the opening day of the commercial season - but there still is some fishery management work left to be done. On Monday night in Coos Bay, ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday halted a lower court ruling that would have shut down southeast Alaska’s chinook salmon troll fishery for the summer to protect endangered ...

Over 20 years ago, I was hired to enlist support from Southeast Alaska communities for removal of the four Lower Snake River Dams. This was my introduction to Southeast Alaska’s salmon troll fishermen ...

Nine years ago on Aug. 4, the mine waste dam at Mount Polley mine in British Columbia’s Fraser River watershed failed, releasing 6.6 billion gallons of wastewater into a once-famed sockeye salmon ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday halted a lower court ruling that would have shut down southeast Alaska’s chinook salmon troll fishery for the summer to protect endangered orca ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - A troller fishes in Sitka Sound, Alaska on February 2, 2021. A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, halted a ...