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Chinook salmon

Due to alarming king salmon bycatch, feds close Alaskan pollock trawl fishery

Excessively high bycatch numbers continue to challenge the idea that trawl fisheries are sustainable

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5 unforgettable float plane rides

Sometimes getting there there is one of the most memorable parts of the trip

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More Pacific salmon are showing up in Arctic waters

Climate "gates" are opening, allowing salmon to migrate to new northern reaches

Alaska - Brooks Range - Rivers turning orange due to permafrost melt

Alaskan rivers are turning orange

Melting permafrost is changing the makeup of some Alaskan rivers, in some cases disappearing fish species in the process

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Biden administration rejects destructive Ambler Road project

BLM declares road project would 'significantly and irrevocably impact resources'

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28 million acres of Alaska public lands at risk of losing protections

Some of Alaska's wildest and most remote lands are at risk of being opened to fossil fuel and other extractive development

chinook salmon

Conservation groups clash over how to save Alaskan king salmon

With Chinook salmon populations continuing to struggle, is it time to list king salmon under the Endangered Species Act?

An abandoned mine on the banks of the Tulsequah Rive

Salmon and mining interests competing over 'new' rivers

As glaciers retreat, salmon and mining companies both seek to lay claim to new habitat

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Speak up for Alaska's Brooks Range by Friday

Public comment period on Ambler Road mining project closes December 22

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Patagonia is asking Americans to act today to protect the Western Arctic Reserve

The public comment period on proposed new protections for the Alaskan arctic ends tomorrow, December 7

Morning Light on Timmerman's Island - Bob White

The old man, the kid, and the dumpling

It seemed only normal that the kid had followed me to Alaska to work summers at the lodge

The Colville River Bluffs on Alaska's North Slope

Does the 'discovery' of salmon in the Arctic forecast a shift in habitat?

Scientists are exploring whether climatic and other changes are leading to new ranges for Pacific salmon

Bristol Bay rainbow trout

Chasing trophy trout and more in the Bristol Bay wilderness

southeast alaska fly fishing

Stranded

For most, the idea of being stranded at a fishing lodge doesn't sound too bad

lake trout

Lake trout: An underappreciated target for fly anglers

Fly anglers should take another look at the oft-maligned lake trout

cruising pike fin

Pike continue to expand their range in Alaska, wreaking havoc on salmon populations

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Fishing tips from the birds

What we learned from the fry guys

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As glaciers retreat, new streams for salmon

Ecologist Sandy Milner has traveled to Alaska for decades to study the development of streams flowing from melting glaciers

bristol bay sockeye salmon

EPA issues final determination blocking development of Pebble Mine

Thirteen years later, Pebble Mine's millions of opponents finally have something to cheer about

small ship alaskan cruise | the boat company

A small ship cruise of Alaska's Inside Passage

A family-friendly southeast Alaska tour for anglers and non-anglers alike