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Why landlocked foodies are buying wild Alaskan salmon in bulk

by Hanna Merzbach
Oct 21, 2024
The Mountain West is a hotspot for customers willing to spend a little bit more for wild sockeye salmon shares from Bristol Bay, Alaska.
Many local residents bring coolers filled with ice to the salmon share pickups so they can leave behind any packaging.
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Alaska salmon industry grapples with oversupply worsened by Russian catch

by Nat Herz
Aug 28, 2023
In spite of sanctions, some Russian fish exports make it into the U.S. because the rules allow fish that’s first processed in China.
A salmon fisherman in the Cook Inlet outside Anchorage, Alaska. Salmon prices have sunk, frustrating fishermen and processors.
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COVID-19

Can American seafood survive the COVID-19 tidal wave?

by Lukas Southard
May 6, 2020
The seafood industry has long relied on the export market and food service to keep it afloat.
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My Economy

For small commercial fishermen in Alaska, the business can be boom or bust

by Sean McHenry
Aug 22, 2018
Why one fisherman in Alaska won't leave the industry, despite the ups and downs.
Salmon fishermen hauling in salmon on July 1, 2015 in Newtok, Alaska.
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Do farmed Atlantic salmon have a future on the West Coast?

by Marketplace Contributor
Oct 30, 2017
Fish farm break: 150,000 Atlantic salmon escaped into Washington state's Puget Sound in August. Now comes the fallout.
Kurt Beardslee, of the Wild Fish Conservancy, wants to end fish farming in Puget Sound.
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The extraordinary security around GMO salmon

by Tony Wagner
Nov 23, 2015
Everything's accounted for when you're breeding the first-ever U.S.-approved GMO fish.
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Salmon runs hit records, even as drought threatens future

by Mitchell Hartman
Oct 22, 2014
Salmon are returning to the Columbia River at levels not seen in nearly a century.
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The Greenwash Brigade

It's not just salmon: take a fresh look at our fishing & eating habits

by Dennis Markatos
Apr 11, 2008
I was saddened to see today's news that West Coast salmon fishing had to be abruptly halted due to a 93% freefall in the number of spawning fish...
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