thenarwhal11h
Fish weirs are still banned under the Indian Act. This First Nation wants to build a new one
The Sumas First Nation is building a fish weir on the Fraser River — a practice that has been banned under the Indian Act ...
National Fisherman16h
FISHES Act signed into law: Expediting disaster relief for fishermen
In a pivotal move for the U.S. fishing industry, President Joe Biden signed the FISHES Act into law, marking a significant ...
KTOO1d
Juneau Assembly votes to oppose Board of Fish proposition to limit hatchery numbers by 25%
Juneau's resolution joins other Southeast communities in opposing an Alaska Board of Fisheries proposition that would limit ...
Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman1d
Mat-Su ice fishing roundup
I‘ve had a limited feel for what ice fishing has been like in various locations within the Mat-Su Valley this winter, but on ...
tdn1d
WA bans commercial net-pen fish farming
Net-pen fish farming has been underway in Washington for nearly four decades. The industry burst into public attention with a ...
Young salmon may face hungry new competition from juvenile sablefish along northwest coast
There is a new mouth to feed in the coastal waters of the Northwest where juvenile salmon first enter the ocean, and it's a ...
Courthouse News Service2d
Washington state bans commercial finfish net pen farms
The ban comes two years after the state rejected lease applications from a commercial net pen fish farmer and ordered it to ...
technologynetworks2d
Washington Salmon Are Now Facing Competition From Oregon Sablefish
Large numbers of sablefish have spread from the Oregon coast to Washington, where they compete with salmon for resources.
Biden extends oil and gas leasing ban in Alaska’s Northern Bering Sea
The entire Northern Bering Sea is now off-limits to oil and gas leasing, under a presidential directive announced on Monday.
Protect WA’s waters and tribal sovereignty: Ban commercial finfish net-pen aquaculture
They pose unacceptable risks to the health of our marine ecosystems, the vitality of our wild fish populations, and the ...
Juneau Empire6d
My Turn: Efforts to protect salmon, environment are to benefit a wide spectrum of interests
Tom Conner’s recent My Turn criticizing SalmonState was a messy mashup of insults and misinformation that read suspiciously like talking points whipped up by a PR firm hired by industry to discredit ...