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Seattle receives Copper River salmon

Former Seattle Mariners baseball player Jay Buhner, right, takes a bite of salmon as he judges a chef cook-off contest following the arrival at Sea-Tac Airport outside Seattle of the first shipment of the season from Cordova, Alaska, Friday, May 17, 2013. Also judging at left is Mike Fourtner, a deckhand on the Time Bandit fishing boat from Discovery Channelâs âDeadliest Catchâ show.

The first shipment of Copper River king salmon arrives in Seattle from Cordova, Alaska, Friday, May 17, 2013. The arrival of the salmon, which is prized for its taste and color, is a rite of spring in Seattle, and the fish bring top dollar in restaurants...

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ALASKA FISHING REPORT

Fishing Report: Late spring leaves us anxious to get fishing

A late spring means a slow start to the Southcentral Alaska fishing season, although there are a few fish being caught offshore and plenty of new regulations to become familiar with.
FISHING PHOTOS

Seine Boat Work in Homer

Dan and Jane Veerhusen work on their limit seine boat, in the Homer Harbor, in preparation for the Chignik salmon fishery.
ALASKA FISHING

Alaska anglers face increased king salmon restrictions

New king salmon limits will be in place this summer in the Valley and on the Kenai Peninsula.
FISHING PHOTOS

Homer Winter King Derby archive

Homer's 20th Annual Winter King Salmon Tournament will take place Saturday, March 23, 2013.
LIVING PHOTOS

Cheney Lake in Winter

Winter activity at Cheney Lake in east Anchorage.
LIVING PHOTOS

Ray Troll art installed at Fish Hatchery

Ray Troll's art work River Duet I and River Duet II are installed by Marvin Woodworks at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Jack Hernandez Sport Fish Hatchery.
ALASKA FISHING

Flooding's impact on salmon tough to predict

It will be years before we know how -- or even if -- the recent flooding and high waters will affect Alaska's salmon, but the potential for fewer fish in the future exists, said Bob Clark, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's chief scientist for sport fish.
CRIME

Alaska guide fined for smuggled mammoth tusk

A river guide has been fined $30,000 for helping a client smuggle a 10,000-year-old mammoth fossil out of Alaska.
COMMERICAL FISHING

Commerce secretary declares Alaska salmon disaster

King salmon fisheries in major Alaska watersheds have been declared failures by the U.S. Department of Commerce, making commercial fishermen eligible for disaster relief.
ALASKA FISHING

New Fairbanks fish hatchery reports successful operations

The new fish hatchery in Fairbanks had a rocky start, but now things are said to be running smoothly.