Salmon Bring Higher Prices Around the State
7.15.10
“Uncertainty” and “high prices” are the terms that best sum up Alaska’s salmon season so far. There’s lots of fishing left to go, but runs to most regions are late and low. That has buyers scrambling to fill orders from eager customers, especially for scanty sockeye salmon. The demand has boosted early prices to levels not seen in two decades. ...read more
Nature Magazine: Population Diversity and the Portfolio Effect
6.22.10
This is an extensive study conducted on Bristol Bay salmon populations. It was the cover story in the June 3, 2010 issue of Nature, the most prestigious scientific journal in the world.http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5faee868#/5faee868/1...read more
Journal of Commerce: Group Planning Anti-Pebble, Salmon Cook Off
6.9.10
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Trout Unlimited Alaska is hosting a salmon cook-off. The group, which is opposed to the development of the Pebble Mine, hopes to inform the public on what they can do to help protect Bristol Bay....read more
Salmon Study Pits Fish Against Alaskan Mega-Mine
6.2.10
An Alaskan bay bitterly contested by fishermen and miners has become the site of a landmark study on population dynamics — and the findings favor the fish....read more
Candidates Face Off on Fisheries Issues
5.31.10
On this same question, Berkowitz got the bumper sticker moment of the night, and the only audible applause line that bled through the microphones, when he got the chance to answer by saying: “Real Alaskans don’t eat farmed fish. We don’t eat farmed fish because it tastes like mush, and because it drives Alaskan fishermen out of business.”...read more