Weak returns forced the latest restriction. Good news: Sockeye fishing at the Russian River is forecast to be good.

Underwater camera captured ‘a wasteland, covered in brown sediment.’

The thick accumulation of these sea plants on the coastline is apparently causing detrimental effects on certain fish species as residents have reported dead fish along the shores.

Fishing businesses in Mat-Su warned that the rules could hurt the state's tourism economy.

Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers uncovered several key factors contributing to a die-off of South American fur seal pups, including mites, pneumonia and sea surface temperature. The findings, published in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases, help scientists better understand the link between environmental factors and health.

A disaster declaration could make the fishery eligible for federal relief funds, although who specifically would receive money would be figured out later. 

Scientists with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans say late spawning for capelin had a significant impact on numbers.