Fish
Humans prize sockeyes for their firm, beautiful meat. A strong or weak sockeye run can…
Last week, I wrote about the life cycle of a coho salmon, and I mentioned…
Coho salmon, often called silver salmon due to their beautiful bright chrome color, are the…
Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) are the most widely distributed Pacific Salmon species and can be…
TAGS: Chum Salmon, Chums, Dog Salmon, Pacific Salmon
The pink salmon return to Kodiak was huge this summer, boosting the local economy,…
Commercial canning and salting of pink salmon began in the 1880s, but until WWI, pink…
Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) are also sometimes known as humpback salmon, or “humpies,” due to…
Five species of Pacific salmon return each summer to breed in Alaskan streams, rivers, and…
This week, I would like to give you a summer update. Last week, I wrote…
I had planned to wrap up my series of blog posts on halibut last week,…
Sport Fishing for Halibut: Before 1973, sport halibut fishing was only legal when the…
Commercial halibut fishing is big business in Alaska. Halibut are valuable fish to humans because…
Halibut are related to flounders and other flatfish. Pacific halibut are the largest members of…
I admit I love fish. I grew up in Kansas, and every summer, my family…
TAGS: Alaskan Fish, Fish, Halibut, North pacific Fish