With Western Alaska salmon runs weak, managers set limits on the pollock fleet’s chum bycatch

Federal fishery managers have approved the first-ever mandatory caps on at-sea interception of chum salmon, a fish species critical to Indigenous communities along Alaska’s river systems. The North ...
Alaska Public Media

A new Bering Sea bycatch limit for chum salmon aims to protect subsistence in Western Alaska

Federal fisheries regulators said a cap would balance protections for Western Alaska salmon with the health of pollock ...

Chinook salmon nearly vanished in Great Lakes. Here’s how they rebounded

On Lake Michigan, fisheries managers attempt to keep a delicate balance of predator and prey fish to keep one of Michigan's most prized sports fish thriving.
CBS News

Chinook salmon returning to Alameda Creek in Niles Canyon

Almost every day, you will find amateur photographers Dan Sarka and David Young traversing the trails around Alameda Creek, looking to capture and document the return of Chinook salmon in the Niles ...
Woodland Daily Democrat

Record Returns: 2,100 salmon spawned in Putah Creek

A record-breaking 2,100 Chinook salmon returned to spawn in Putah Creek this fall. Timely water releases, habitat creation and regional collaboration among various public and private organizations are ...
The Reporter

Putah Creek chinook return in record numbers

A record number of chinook salmon returned to Putah Creek this fall, marking a major milestone for one of Northern California’s most closely watched stream restoration efforts. Biologists counted ...
ucdavis.edu

Record Returns: 2,100 Salmon Spawned in Putah Creek

UC Davis undergraduate Emily Bennett and junior specialist Peter Aronson measure and monitor a salmon at Putah Creek in Yolo County in the fall of 2025. This year experienced record runs for salmon at ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

With chinook weights declining, is a stocking cut in the future?

Data from Lake Michigan sport anglers and fisheries biologists in 2025 have highlighted a concerning trend: lower weights of chinook salmon. The first indicators came in summer 2025 from results at ...
Davis Enterprise

Putah Creek sees record salmon return

WINTERS — A record 2,150 king salmon (or Chinook salmon) returned to spawn in Putah Creek this fall. Timely water releases, habitat creation and regional collaboration among various public and private ...
Sacramento Bee

California leaders celebrate salmon ‘comeback’ but climate risks loom

A Chinook salmon jumps out of the water on the fish ladder at the Nimbus Fish Hatchery on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024 in Sacramento. On Monday, Nov. 8, 2025, the National Marine Fisheries Service denied ...
New Scientist

Killer whales and dolphins are ‘being friends’ to hunt salmon together

Killer whales and dolphins have been working together to hunt salmon in the northern Pacific Ocean, an unexpected finding that further reveals the complex social lives of marine mammals. Video cameras ...
KOIN 6

Feds deny endangered species protection for 2 Chinook salmon species

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two species of Chinook salmon will not be added to the federal endangered species list. In a report published Dec. 8, the National Marine Fisheries Service and the National ...