The Bristol Bay Times ... Juvenile Chinook salmon, also known as king salmon, are seen on July 12, 2006, swimming in the water in Togiak National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Alaska.

All five salmon-fishing districts in Bristol Bay -- the Ugashik, Egegik, Naknek/Kvichak, Nushagak and Togiak -- were seeing regular openings managed by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

A legislative effort similar to House Bill 233 was mounted on the federal level by former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska. She introduced the Bristol Bay Protection Act a year ago to codifythe ...

The Bristol Bay sockeye run is expected to total 51.21 million fish in 2025, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s preseason forecast, issued last week.

Her book traces the history of Bristol Bay’s canneries through the lives of the people who lived and worked there. The book is available locally at L&M in Dillingham and online at Barnes & Noble.