Abundant herring roe, most ever seen during the low tide - Toksook Bay, Alaska, USA

Fishing this spring and caught a broad whitefish that had a growth.

Hunters noticed some herring were starting to spawn near Cape Denbigh. The herring scheduled to arrive on May 25th, are over a week early.

Needle fish with lesions observed.

10-13-13 Skin illness on whitefish (Coregonus nelsonii)

Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) die from low dissolved oxygen and ammonia that are the result of an over-application of biosolids.

9-14-13 Stickle-back fish kill - Lake Illiamna, Alaska, USA

Thousands of varied salmon species reported dead at Klawock River.

8-12-13 Growth in coho salmon - Hydaburg, Alaska, USA

Thawing permafrost and river bank collapsed on the Cheenik Creek.

The sea is our garden for food and other things.

4-21-13 Unseasonable chum salmon - St. Mary's, Alaska, USA

11-1-12 Late salmon run - Fort Yukon, Alaska, USA

9-13-12 Unusual skate on Arctic beach - Barrow, Alaska, USA

Update: Aug. 16. Mainstream Canada has announced that the Millar Channel fish farm is now empty. The fish, infected with the IHN virus,were taken to a rendering facility. Mainstream Canada is developing a plan for cleaning and disinfecting the farm site, as per the requirements of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. “This is an unfortunate incident, but we are pleased with how smoothly the depopulation procedure went considering the situation,” said Fernando Villarroel, Mainstream Canada’s managing director.

Fisheries Minister Gail Shea is crowing about the opportunities with the 2010 return of sockeye to the Fraser river, calling it a  banner year for Fraser River sockeye salmon. This year's return is currently set at just over 25 million fish, one of the highest returns in the last hundred years. Several fishery openings for Fraser River sockeye have already occurred in 2010 and more are planned, she said.

First time seeing a sucker fish in the Lower Yukon River.

7-12-12 Eel-like fish - Kivalina, Alaska, USA