salmon

Summer of Sockeye Salmon Kicks Off in Bristol Bay, Alaska

June 1, 2023 Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association

The highly anticipated annual wild sockeye salmon season in Bristol Bay, Alaska has officially commenced and fishermen are gearing up for what is expected to be one of the most bountiful in history. The 2023 harvest runs through September, and is forecast to be among the top five strongest in the last 20 years, estimating a haul of around 37 million fish. This means plenty of delicious, wild sockeye salmon in restaurants and grocery stores nationwide, making this sure to be the summer of sockeye. …

Trident Seafoods Welcomes the First Fish from Copper River, Marking the Kick-Off of the Copper River King Salmon Run

May 17, 2023 Trident Seafoods

The first King Salmon from Copper River, weighing 34 pounds, landed in Seattle on an Alaska Airlines flight direct from the pristine waters of Alaska, marking the beginning of what industry leaders expect to be an above-average run for the some of the most delectable salmon in the world. Representatives from Trident Seafoods, the Copper River Prince William Sound Marketing Association, Alaska Airlines, and Chef Tom Douglas were on-hand to greet the first of these prized fish. …

Copper River Salmon Celebrates Forty Years of Fresh

May 10, 2023 Copper River Prince William Sound Marketing Association

The Copper River Salmon season opens Monday, May 15th and anticipation is high for the robust genetically rich salmon that return to the cold glacial waters of the Copper River each season. …

Salmon Fishing Season Canceled for Most of West Coast

April 7, 2023 CBS News

A federal regulatory group voted Thursday to officially close king salmon fishing season along much of the West Coast after near-record low numbers of the fish, also known as chinook, returned to California’s rivers last year. …

New Brunswick’s First Land-Based Atlantic Salmon Post-Smolt Aquaculture Facility Achieves Environmental Approval

April 5, 2023 Cooke

Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd. (KCS), of the Cooke family of companies, has received a Certification of Determination to Proceed from the New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government for the construction of its proposed $72 million land-based Atlantic salmon post-smolt aquaculture facility in Bayside, N.B. This approval is an important step achieved upon successful completion of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). …