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Professor Thomas Quinn grew up on the East Coast as a son of two English literature professors. Before becoming one of the world’s top salmon researchers, and even seeing the

The long-term outlook is bright for Bristol Bay sockeye runs, source of a thriving commercial fishery that has enjoyed record-breaking returns and

Global warming will continue to enhance salmon runs in Bristol Bay, Alaska, U.S.A., but will hurt other Alaska salmon runs.

The long-term outlook is bright for Bristol Bay sockeye runs, source of a thriving commercial fishery that has enjoyed record-breaking returns and harvests in recent years, a salmon expert told

It’s late July and I’m standing with Daniel Schindler at the mouth of Sam Creek, a small tributary of western Alaska’s Bristol Bay, home to the largest wild…

Boom and Bust in the Bering Sea: The Fate of Crab and Sockeye Salmon in a Changing World. The fishing boat Pinnacle makes its way through an ice floe January 25, 2022, in the Bering Sea southwest of St. Matthew Island. The Pinnacle, which is larger than most Bering Sea fishing boats, can travel through some unconsolidated sea ice, although at a greatly reduced speed. An ice floe with pieces like this can damage buoys, increasing the risk of a lost crab pot. Image by Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily ...

Boom and Bust in the Bering Sea: The Fate of Crab and Sockeye Salmon in a Warming World. The fishing boat Pinnacle makes its way through an ice floe on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022 in the Bering Sea southwest of St. Matthew Island. Image by Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News. United States. As the world warms, the Bering Sea tells a story of boom and bust. The sockeye salmon runs of Bristol Bay are to be marveled. More than 78.3 million sockeye surged home last summer, filling nets and spawning grounds...

At the end of summer, hordes of salmon fill the streams and creeks around Lake Aleknagik. They have traveled thousands of miles from the ocean. These waterways are an important part of the salmon life cycle, where adult fish come to spawn and then die. The fish aren’t the only ones hanging out in these waters. Each year, researchers from the University of Washington’s Alaska Salmon Program follow them upstream to survey the number of salmon that reach the spawning grounds.

In the summer, hordes of salmon travel thousands of miles from the ocean to fill the streams and creeks around Lake Aleknagik. These waterways are an important part of the salmon life cycle, where adult fish come to spawn and then die. Each year, researchers from the University of Washington’s Alaska Salmon Program follow them upstream to survey the number of salmon that reach these spawning grounds.

Pumped by the billions into the North Pacific, these hatchery fish are upending marine ecosystems. Second in a series.