alaska’s salmon hatcheries in the news: press clips
Press clips are updated frequently and on a rolling basis.
Peninsula Clarion [Published July 13, 2023]
"Alaska’s fisheries are stronger with support of Alaska’s salmon hatcheries"
Anchorage Daily News [Published July 5, 2023]
"OPINION: Thanks to the foresight of past Alaska leaders, sustainable salmon runs continue"
Alaska’s News Source [Published May 16, 2023]
Alaska Journal of Commerce [Published October 6, 2022]
Delta Wind [Published August 9, 2022]
Undercurrent News [Published August 1, 2022]
“Southeast hatchery fish are bright spot for Alaska chum returns”
Anchorage Daily News [Published July 30, 2022]
“The inner workings of the world’s largest sockeye salmon hatchery”
KFSK [Published July 26, 2022]
Cordova Times [Published March 24, 2022]
“Fish Factor: Robust return of salmon to hatcheries in 2021 paid out $142 million”
Anchorage Daily News [Published March 21, 2022]
“Returning hatchery salmon accounted for one-third of Alaska commercial catch in 2021”
Anchorage Daily News [Published March 7, 2022]
“OPINION: Rep. Vance and HB52 support Alaska’s fishermen and local economies”
Anchorage Daily News [Published July 15, 2021]
"Salmon hatcheries add resilience to Alaska’s seafood industry"
Peninsula Clarion [Published June 9, 2021]
"Opinion: Sustaining Alaska’s fisheries through nonprofit hatcheries"
Juneau Empire [Published June 8, 2021]
"Opinion: Sustaining Alaska’s fisheries through nonprofit hatcheries"
Anchorage Daily News [Published May 20, 2021]
"Tutka Bay hatchery can be a resource for generations to come"
Anchorage Daily News [Published April 5, 2021]
Anchorage Daily News [Published January 5, 2021]
Anchorage Daily News [Published September 14, 2020]
"Context is important when talking about Alaska’s hatcheries"
Anchorage Daily News [Published July 26, 2020]
"Anchorage hatchery's egg take sparks a new life cycle for king salmon"
National Fisherman [Published July 7, 2020]
"Stronger together: Valdez seafood processors celebrate 40 years"
The Cordova Times [Published June 29, 2020]
"Koplin: Amidst the crisis, Alaska's world-class fisheries remain strong, healthy, and sustainable"
Anchorage Daily News [Published June 14, 2020]
"Salmon are returning, regardless of COVID-19. We're here for Alaskans."
National Fisherman [Published 25, 2020]
“Hatchery hauls: Alaska’s statewide salmon catch gets $188 million boost”
KCAW [Published January 13, 2020]
“Study finds Tongass, Church ‘forest fish” contribute one-quarter of Alaska salmon harvest”
The Cordova Times [Published December 20, 2019]
"What's the dollar value of wild salmon produced by the Tongass and the Chugach"
Kodiak Daily Mirror [Published November 27, 2019]
Stock Daily Dish [Published November 25, 2019]
The Cordova Times [Published October 21, 2019]
Anchorage Daily News [Published October 13, 2019]
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner [Published October 6, 2019]
Anchorage Daily News [Published October 6, 2019]
Anchorage Daily News [Published September 26, 2019]
Anchorage Daily News [Published September 2, 2019]
Anchorage Daily News [Published August 27, 2019]
“One Billion Meals a Year: Alaska’s Salmon Hatcheries Help Feed Alaskans and the World”
The Seattle Times [Published August 6, 2019]
"Salmon hatcheries buy us time while we work to restore the Salish Sea"
The Cordova Times [Published July 27, 2019]
Anchorage Daily News [Published June 27, 2019]
KFSK [Published June 14, 2019]
“New hatchery fishing opportunities to tap in central Southeast”
Anchorage Daily News [Published June 12, 2019]
Peninsula Clarion [Published June 8, 2019]
“Voices of the Peninsula: Prioritize wild stocks, but don’t abandon hatcheries”
IntraFish [Published May 1, 2019]
“Highly anticipated study may hold answers to Alaska hatchery debate”
Undercurrent News [Published May 1, 2019]
"ADF&G forecasts significant increase in Alaskan 2019 pink, chum salmon harvests"
KBBI [Published April 30, 2019]
"Fish and Game predicts larger salmon harvest compared to 2018”
National Fisherman [Published April 5, 2019]
Seafood News [Published April 3, 2019]
"Alaska's 2019 salmon forecasts up 85% as pinks, chums set to rebound"
KBBI [Published March 28, 2019]
"International study to shed light on mysterious lives of salmon at sea"
Alaska Journal of Commerce [Published March 27, 2019]
"FISH FACTOR: Legislators learn hatcheries are a self-sustaining salmon program"
U.S. News & World Report [Published February 3, 2019]
SitNews [Published January 26, 2019]
KTUU [Published January 30, 2019]
“Anchorage’s sport fish hatchery hopes to boost low king salmon forecasts”
KSFK Community Radio [Published December 3, 2018]
“Sitka Hatchery Non-Profit Forecasts Strong Chum Salmon Returns in 2019”
Seafood Source [Published November 28, 2018]
The Cordova Times [Published October 26, 2018]
Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman [Published October 19, 2018]
The Cordova Times [Published October 19, 2018]
Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman [Published October 19, 2018]
“McDowell Group releases report on Alaska’s salmon hatcheries”
Anchorage Press [Published October 18, 2018]
Seafood News [Published October 17, 2018]
“Alaska Board of Fish Rejects Pressure to Rule on Hatchery Issues at October Meeting”
Undercurrent News [Published October 17, 2018]
“Alaska fisheries board rejects effort to block pink salmon hatchery increase”
The Cordova Times [Published October 14, 2018]
Petersburg Pilot [Published October 4, 2018]
The Cordova Times [Published October 4, 2018]
The Cordova Times [Published October 3, 2018]
KFSK [Published October 3, 2018]
Kodiak Daily Mirror [Published September 28, 2018]
“Kitoi Bay Hatchery: Inside the operation that propped up local fishermen this year”
KFSK [Published September 24, 2018]
“Southeast hatchery chum run wrapping up five times larger than forecast”
Cordova Times [Published September 13, 2018]
“Board of Fisheries sets salmon hatcheries session for October 16”
Peninsula Clarion [Published September 11, 2018]
The Cordova Times [Published September 6, 2018]
Alaska Journal of Commerce [Published August 23, 2018]
"COMMENTARY: Hatcheries a vital source of abundance for Alaskans"
SeaWestNews [Published August 20, 2018]
Post Register [Published August 15, 2018]
The Valdez Star [Published August, 2018]
The Cordova Times [Published August 10, 2018]
Peninsula Clarion [Published July 16 & 17, 2018]
“Hatchery-marked salmon important for management, international relations”
“Kodiak hatchery experiments with salt water exposure to mark its pink salmon”
The Cordova Times [Published July 2, 2018]
North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission [Published May 21 - 25, 2018]
“North Pacific Salmon Catches Remain High In The East But Decline In The West”