Alaska Air Cargo Delivers Season's First Copper River Salmon to Seattle

SEATTLE, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Cargo delivered the season's first shipment of Copper River salmon today to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The arrival of Copper River salmon marks ...

Eat lots of fish, need cleaner waters

State government assumes, when deciding how clean Washington waters should be, that people eat up to a half-pound of local seafood per month.

Sportsmen applaud EPA's assessment of Bristol Bay, Alaska;

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hunting and fishing groups across the country voiced support for the Environmental Protection Agency's comprehensive, scientific assessment of Bristol Bay . The ...

Report: Amid problems, US fish stocks rebound

A record number of fish populations have been rebuilt in U.S waters, even as problems continue to threaten the future of the high-profile New England fishing industry, according to a federal report released ...

Growing risks from hatchery fish

( Spitfire Strategies ) A newly published collection of more than 20 studies by leading university scientists and government fishery researchers in Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, Russia and Japan provides mounting evidence that salmon raised in man-made hatcheries can harm wild salmon through competition for food and habitat.