The first shipment of Alaska’s Copper River salmon arrived at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Tuesday morning, marking the start of the season. The Alaska Air flight carrying 18,000 pounds of ...

The Copper River Delta hosts some of the most valuable fisheries in Alaska. However, the region lies at the edge of the Gulf of Alaska, where currents bring a seemingly endless supply of plastic, foam ...

Justin Johnson surveyed his nets and the large net reel of his bowpicker the F/V White Night at the Cordova Harbor in early June, as he prepared for the next day’s opener. “So a 20 pound king is a ...

CORDOVA, Alaska--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Copper River Prince William Sound Marketing Association has announced that the 2017 Copper River salmon season opens on Thursday, May 18, 2017. Any foodie who has ...

Copper River salmon season has officially kicked off as the Alaska Air flight — carrying 18,000 pounds of salmon — arrived at the Alaska Air Cargo Warehouse at 8:25 a.m. Tuesday. The first 34-pound ...

Copper River salmon season kicked off on May 22 in Alaska and typically peaks during June and July. For those who love salmon, the wild species of fish (including Sockeye, Coho and more rarely King ...

A few years ago, I had the honor of spending time with the tight-knit community of gillnetters in Cordova to learn more about Copper River salmon. I’ve lived and traveled in some amazing places around ...

Alaska Airlines has stopped rolling out the red carpet for the opening of Alaska’s salmon season. The airline has paused a 15-year-old program that celebrates the Copper River salmon run, one of ...

Commercial salmon fishing in the Copper River District continues to perform well below the "excellent" forecast made by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G ...

At the end of the 19th century, an estimated 100,000 people joined the Klondike Gold Rush, seeking their fortunes in the interior of Alaska and Canada’s Yukon territory. Many gold seekers who chose ...