LEO Network - Search Resultshttp://leonetwork.org2024-03-28T21:11:27Zhttp://leonetwork.org/Images/logo.pnguuid:CF36E77F-DBED-4196-995B-D14F20FA83C4Scientists investigate paralytic shellfish poisoning as possible factor in large marine die offs 2024-02-09T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T21:11:27ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Alaska, United States</h3><p>February 9, 2024</p><p>Scientists are investigating the widespread presence of paralytic shellfish toxins in Alaska's marine food chain, which may explain recent species die-offs.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/42740A52-EA6E-4562-8AB1-9F12CBF340FD'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/CF36E77F-DBED-4196-995B-D14F20FA83C4'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.6358675746153 -153.180996665583uuid:E3D8F674-2267-4830-815A-6EB8C75D01F1Southcentral Alaska waterways survey finds widespread microplastics2024-01-25T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T21:11:27ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Alaska, United States</h3><p>January 25, 2024</p><p>A study by the Alaska Environment Research and Policy Center found microplastics in all water samples from Southcentral Alaska, indicating widespread contamination.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/10BDE61A-4289-4CA6-851C-BF1AE8A40ED7'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/E3D8F674-2267-4830-815A-6EB8C75D01F1'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.6358675746153 -153.180996665583uuid:627DE2E1-E5AF-4DDB-83D9-3CA152B20FD6Peter Pan's King Cove plant will stay closed this winter as fishing industry turmoil spreads2024-01-16T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T21:11:27ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>King Cove, Alaska, United States</h3><p>January 16, 2024</p><p>Peter Pan's King Cove plant closure during the winter will impact local revenue and fishermen, amid industry-wide financial struggles and delayed payments.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/B8F13D51-032B-4898-8B1D-AFE22291C4BF'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/627DE2E1-E5AF-4DDB-83D9-3CA152B20FD6'>Read more...</a></p></div>55.06087 -162.31853uuid:372E52B7-AE6C-415D-9BED-8F02CE186A8EDue to the low returns to spawning grounds, commercial salmon fisheries may be suspended next year 2023-11-24T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T21:11:27ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Anadyr, Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia</h3><p>November 24, 2023</p><p>Due to declining salmon returns, Russia may halt commercial salmon fisheries next year to protect the species. This drastic reduction has raised concerns about the sustainability of the fisheries and the need for conservation measures. The situation is so dire that the salmon catch in 2021 was the lowest in the last 16 years, and projections for the 2024-2026 period suggest a continued downward trend.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/C3C59126-5216-4115-A53C-E81A462FBDFF'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/372E52B7-AE6C-415D-9BED-8F02CE186A8E'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.73424 177.5103uuid:7A929492-E4D7-4A46-8C18-F07DAF20A0C4Western Alaska salmon crisis affects physical and mental health, residents say2023-11-15T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T21:11:27ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Western Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 15, 2023</p><p>Residents in Western Alaska are experiencing a salmon crisis that is not only affecting their physical health due to the lack of exercise from salmon harvesting, but also their mental health and cultural well-being, as salmon harvesting is seen as a vital part of their way of life and recovery from substance abuse.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/A12FD8D3-0851-4D24-97D7-594233F53FA2'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/7A929492-E4D7-4A46-8C18-F07DAF20A0C4'>Read more...</a></p></div>63.6267446447533 -161.020252869192uuid:2FBD9926-1F49-4EA6-8B85-8B08D06E4C52Extreme salmon lice outbreak in Iceland: Found 96 lice on average on each salmon2023-11-11T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T21:11:27ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Iceland</h3><p>November 11, 2023</p><p>An extreme outbreak of salmon lice in Iceland has resulted in an average of 96 lice found on each salmon, causing outrage and protests against Norwegian fish farming companies.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/F105F6A1-191A-452E-A6F0-3BCFDB4C769D'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/2FBD9926-1F49-4EA6-8B85-8B08D06E4C52'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.9975884448459 -18.6054668169534uuid:2C1D7B81-9E0B-4FF7-B9A9-0EA229429288EPA plans to limit or eliminate salmon-killing tire chemical found in preliminary Alaska sampling2023-11-07T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T21:11:27ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 7, 2023</p><p>The EPA plans to limit or eliminate a chemical commonly used in car tires, known as 6PPD, after it was found to be fatal to salmon in preliminary Alaska sampling, in response to a petition from Native Tribes and several states, but the rulemaking process is expected to take years.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/42C3CA55-4D18-4176-8582-D33756F3E665'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/2C1D7B81-9E0B-4FF7-B9A9-0EA229429288'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.6358675746153 -153.180996665583uuid:4EB5D7C1-6F98-432F-8022-57FDF2E36BE4Another 'pretty abysmal' year for Yukon River chinook and fall chum salmon 2023-11-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T21:11:27ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada</h3><p>November 5, 2023</p><p>A minimum of 42,500 chinook are supposed to get to their Canadian spawning waters to meet conservation goals. Only 15,300 of those fish made it to Eagle, near the Yukon border. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/F268F393-18FF-43AF-B20B-9F513CDF1639'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/4EB5D7C1-6F98-432F-8022-57FDF2E36BE4'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.71611 -135.05375uuid:55D2EABD-4E57-4A67-9D26-85DC5C113311Pink salmon are thriving in warmer waters, affecting other species, scientists say2023-11-03T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T21:11:27ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>North Pacific Ocean</h3><p>November 3, 2023</p><p>The increase in pink salmon population in warmer waters is negatively impacting the food chain and causing a decline in other species in the North Pacific Ocean, according to a new study.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/B56B9ADB-F43C-4DAE-88D7-6E4FE6D245DE'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/55D2EABD-4E57-4A67-9D26-85DC5C113311'>Read more...</a></p></div>uuid:296D9840-0326-4366-82B7-4788BF4ECBD6Kenai borough Assembly asks governor to declare east side set-net economic disaster2023-11-01T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T21:11:27ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kenai, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 1, 2023</p><p>The Kenai borough Assembly has passed a resolution asking the governor to declare an economic disaster for set-netters on the east side of Cook Inlet in Alaska, due to the closure of the fishery this year resulting in significant economic losses.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/EF7D5E16-CFDA-4724-9AD3-30FC80C1DB6D'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/296D9840-0326-4366-82B7-4788BF4ECBD6'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.55444 -151.25833uuid:A5A5B20C-9140-43DA-A33C-79FE60A5F51EBering Sea fishing group grapples with how to invest pollock profits in Western Alaska2023-10-23T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T21:11:27ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Quinhagak, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 23, 2023</p><p>Amid declining salmon runs, Coastal Villages Region Fund has shifted away from subsidizing village-based seafood processing. Coastal Villages used to pursue that mission in large part by operating smaller commercial fisheries for salmon and halibut. Each year, the fishing season was an opportunity to earn wages at the group’s processing facilities or for local fishermen to earn cash selling their catch — an economic lifeline for many families in one of the state’s poorest regions.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/109A5890-0D7B-4956-A332-CDAAC791F3CE'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/A5A5B20C-9140-43DA-A33C-79FE60A5F51E'>Read more...</a></p></div>59.74889 -161.91583uuid:931BB22B-C6F7-44BD-8420-D323F9795733Chum Salmon Are Spawning in the Arctic. It’s an Ominous Sign2023-10-18T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T21:11:27ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>North Slope, Alaska</h3><p>October 18, 2023</p><p>Chum salmon spawning in the Arctic may provide food for native fish species, helping them survive in the biologically unproductive waters, as scientists study the changing ecology of the region due to warming temperatures.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/57D0BB6A-BE30-4691-BF78-DD0218D8AB08'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/931BB22B-C6F7-44BD-8420-D323F9795733'>Read more...</a></p></div>69.9905349594765 -156.358903556035uuid:1260E8AF-AA53-4F7C-B611-2621640C08BAWWF calls for restrictions on most Baltic herring2023-09-28T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T21:11:27ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Baltic Sea, Finland</h3><p>September 28, 2023</p><p>The Baltic Sea's main herring stocks have fallen below target levels, which is an alarming sign of changes in the sea's ecosystem, according to WWF Finland.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/F41F7C64-95E0-4774-9CD4-F0FD1FC43048'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/1260E8AF-AA53-4F7C-B611-2621640C08BA'>Read more...</a></p></div>56.992882804634 18.0174744192478uuid:8C7D5ACB-84C6-411C-8056-D6C20A5583BB‘Too hot’ for salmon: How climate change is contributing to the Yukon salmon collapse2023-09-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T21:11:27ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Yukon River, Alaska</h3><p>September 26, 2023</p><p>Researchers say climate change is playing a big role in the collapse, which has left thousands of people along the river without the salmon they depend on. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/02A1BA8A-56C6-4E5C-9925-39B23C97B8A9'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/8C7D5ACB-84C6-411C-8056-D6C20A5583BB'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.2198939361321 -155.602534474998uuid:A29D0682-ABA8-4914-993A-BF2F4106B666As climate change and high costs plague Alaska's fisheries, fewer young people take up the trade 2023-09-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T21:11:27ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Alaska, United States</h3><p>September 26, 2023</p><p>As climate change and high costs impact Alaska's fisheries, fewer young people are entering the trade, posing challenges for the industry's future.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/2FB71BAE-5E68-4434-8EA8-D899F28CE5FA'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/A29D0682-ABA8-4914-993A-BF2F4106B666'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.6358675746153 -153.180996665583uuid:7ED470C4-B67C-4C1A-B541-1365A4B1A090Efforts underway to save salmon trapped in B.C. lake due to drought 2023-09-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T21:11:27ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada</h3><p>September 13, 2023</p><p>More than 80 per cent of B.C.'s water basins are experiencing level 4 or 5 drought conditions, with salmon in many parts of the province struggling to make it to their spawning grounds.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/392B33B3-5BDC-40B3-BADA-9814339E14BF'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/7ED470C4-B67C-4C1A-B541-1365A4B1A090'>Read more...</a></p></div>50.675827 -120.339415uuid:99B97B26-4E03-43D9-B06F-220D6756AAF5Alaska to receive federal funds for fish-friendly culverts2023-08-16T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T21:11:27ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Alaska, United States</h3><p>August 16, 2023</p><p>The most-expensive project in the nationwide initiative is $25 million for Alaska to replace a dozen culvert sites along the Parks Highway.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/8E6523E6-B474-4768-84DF-7AAA6C24C700'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/99B97B26-4E03-43D9-B06F-220D6756AAF5'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.6358675746153 -153.180996665583uuid:C76CA03C-5A9E-4C6F-AC07-C731F995C8A2Fish were plentiful, but fishermen scarce for Southeast Alaska’s first summer king opening2023-08-04T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T21:11:27ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Southeast Alaska </h3><p>August 4, 2023</p><p>Southeast trollers brought in about 85,000 king salmon from July 1 to July 12, around 8,000 fish over the target for the first opener of the season. Nevertheless, the fishing was pretty good for the 500 boats that stayed in the game. Hagerman says three days of bad weather during the opener meant for some busy days during good conditions. A lot of the work involved shaking undersize kings, which were below the legal length of 28-inches, and trying to keep hooks free for bigger fish.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/5C75CA49-D87E-4350-B833-283C7B127FEE'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/C76CA03C-5A9E-4C6F-AC07-C731F995C8A2'>Read more...</a></p></div>58.058507494547 -137.161725023152uuid:01D616FA-49EB-4AD7-8373-5EC12A161AC5Environmental activists work to reconnect Yukon villages with salmon amid subsistence restrictions2023-08-02T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T21:11:27ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Yukon River, Alaska</h3><p>August 2, 2023</p><p>Amid the collapse of chum and chinook salmon on the river, the Smokehouse Collective is trying to build sustainable, resilient food systems for Native communities.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/0591D7C4-1DD8-4E1C-B2A9-1552EADC93E4'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/01D616FA-49EB-4AD7-8373-5EC12A161AC5'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.9106233419789 -149.371089428927uuid:A615CD84-CB98-4727-A62C-AB770AD23A38Dunleavy again vetoes research project on salmon bycatch2023-06-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T21:11:27ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Alaska, United States</h3><p>June 22, 2023</p><p>$513,000 was vetoed in state budget that would have looked into the origin of salmon caught by the Bering Sea pollock fleet.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/5FCA3D51-9318-480C-A7BF-E50B1DD86A76'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/A615CD84-CB98-4727-A62C-AB770AD23A38'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.6358675746153 -153.180996665583