salmon

Baby salmon often swim through small streams, like those found in peatlands on the southern Kenai Peninsula. That's why one Alaska-based environmental organization is restoring the landscape by constructing man-made beaver dams.

Salmon are returning in droves to Resurrection Creek near Hope because of a decades-long project to restore the creek’s natural habitat. That’s after the creek was significantly impacted by mining within the last century.

Dozens of eager dipnetters flocked to the mouth of the Kenai River on Thursday for opening day of Kenai’s personal use fishery. The summer tradition is a way for Alaskans to catch enough salmon to last them through the winter.

The popular fishing area near Cooper Landing opened Tuesday because of strong sockeye runs.

The personal use fishery is open 24 hours a day through August 7.

Since 2019, Cook Inletkeeper has hosted “Shark Tank”-style events to solicit and help the community pick small-scale projects to back. The latest project's goal is to protect local salmon habitat.

Kenai Peninsula College hosted a discussion last week about the history of salmon and the region’s Indigenous people. The presentation drew from archaeological, explorer and oral accounts to tell the story of the Dena’ina peoples’ connection to salmon in the nineteenth century.

Coho is one of several species of salmon native to the Kenai River watershed, but biologists still don’t know everything about their behavior. That’s why over the last three years, they’ve tracked them with tags that emit radio frequencies.

The victors of this year's Kenai Silver Salmon Derby were crowned this week. The annual fishing derby awards youth and adult prizes on a 'magic weight" determined by spinning a wheel.

This week is the Kenai Silver Salmon Derby, an annual fishing event that aims to harm less fish than traditional derbies. While the event spreads awareness about sustainable fishing practices, it also helps to fund projects that benefit salmon habitat.