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.

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.

Fourteen vessels had landed about 680,000 pounds of Bristol Bay king crab as of Wednesday, Oct. 23. 2024. The average weight is 6.84 pounds, and the catch rate is 35 legal males per pot. Both of ...

Millions and millions of sockeye are pouring into Bristol Bay, normally a glorious thing, but many gillnetters are livid. They're upset that processing companies are buying only limited catches ...

The Bristol Bay Fisheries Reserve was established by the Legislature in 1972 to prevent oil and gas development in the region. The effort was led by Jay Hammond, who was president of the state ...