Federal agencies will be increasing Columbia River flows to help spawning chum salmon. The U.S Army Corps of Engineers will be holding the Columbia River below Bonneville Dam between 11 1/2 feet and ...

The annual fall count of migrating summer chum salmon came to a close Oct. 15, with another positive sign for the species.

As Yukon chinook and chum salmon numbers decline, monitoring efforts in the territory are being under-reported, say biologists. A recent report provides a broad look at Pacific salmon species in the ...

Chum salmon are spawning in the lower Columbia River right now, and a local conservation land trust has the perfect spot to watch them in action. The Columbia Land Trust invited the public to sip hot ...

Chum salmon counts are lower than ever this year in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced on June 21 that this summer has seen the lowest ever summer chum ...

Federal agencies have increased Columbia River flows below Bonneville Dam to ensure nests holding chum salmon eggs stay covered with water. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which owns and operates ...

In response to the Dec. 21 op-ed, “What does science say about Yukon-Kuskokwim chum salmon declines?,” I find that many arguments from either stakeholder of Alaska chum salmon fisheries have been made ...

A flotilla of small boats on Commencement Bay is a sure sign that salmon fishing has opened. On Monday morning, anglers were out in force off the shores of Tacoma pursuing Chinook and chum salmon, ...

“It’s hard to comprehend that this is happening in my lifetime. It makes me sad just thinking about it,” said Bill Alstrom of St. Mary’s. (Olivia Ebertz/KYUK) Bill Alstrom lives in St. Mary’s on the ...

Something’s in the water and it’s worth celebrating. Salmon have a known presence in the Pacific Northwest, particularly as they visibly return to spawn. Gig Harbor – like many cities around the Puget ...

In St. Mary’s, Alaska, the people of the Yupiit of Andreafski look to the south wind, the budding tree leaves, and even the formations of migrating birds to discern whether the pulse of salmon ...

This story originally appeared on KYUK and is republished here with permission. Chum salmon counts are lower than ever this year in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region. The Alaska Department of Fish and ...