Ryan Bellmore News Today

A new study suggests that a booming population of hatchery-raised salmon in Southeast Alaska could put pressure on thousands of miles of salmon streams that are already vulnerable due to climate change. Scientists say hatchery fish could create overcrowded, smothering conditions as climate change makes Southeast salmon streams hotter and drier.

Scientists have long-warned that hatchery salmon can compete with wild fish for resources, including oxygen.

Friday evening, a family from Alaska met, for the first time, with the Utah woman who saved their daughter's life — a story that started nearly four years ago.