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We work to keep Alaska a place wild salmon and the people whose lives are interconnected with them continue to thrive.
Follow us to stay informed and take meaningful action on issues affecting wild salmon across the state.
Learn more: www.salmonstate.org
Follow us to stay informed and take meaningful action on issues affecting wild salmon across the state.
Learn more: www.salmonstate.org
On September 26, a tiny herring savings area closed to trawling, as they were near their limit of herring bycatch.
Since then, trawlers have exceeded their herring bycatch limit by almost one million pounds.
Since then, trawlers have exceeded their herring bycatch limit by almost one million pounds.
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
On September 26, a tiny herring savings area closed to trawling, as they were near their limit of herring bycatch.
Since then, trawlers have exceeded their herring bycatch limit by almost one million pounds.
Since then, trawlers have exceeded their herring bycatch limit by almost one million pounds.
Today and every day we’re thankful for all Alaska provides — and for the wild places we’re lucky to call home.#alaska #AlaskaWildlife #alaskawildsalmon
Photo 2 by Jacki Cleveland, Photo 3 by Ed Shanley
Photo 2 by Jacki Cleveland, Photo 3 by Ed Shanley
November 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Today and every day we’re thankful for all Alaska provides — and for the wild places we’re lucky to call home.#alaska #AlaskaWildlife #alaskawildsalmon
Photo 2 by Jacki Cleveland, Photo 3 by Ed Shanley
Photo 2 by Jacki Cleveland, Photo 3 by Ed Shanley
At one point, bottom trawlers in the Bering Sea were bycatching and dumping THREE TIMES the halibut that directed halibut commercial fishermen were allowed to catch and keep.
Veteran reporter Hal Bernton recently dove into Alaska's record-low halibut — including Alaskans' concerns about trawlers.
Veteran reporter Hal Bernton recently dove into Alaska's record-low halibut — including Alaskans' concerns about trawlers.
November 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
At one point, bottom trawlers in the Bering Sea were bycatching and dumping THREE TIMES the halibut that directed halibut commercial fishermen were allowed to catch and keep.
Veteran reporter Hal Bernton recently dove into Alaska's record-low halibut — including Alaskans' concerns about trawlers.
Veteran reporter Hal Bernton recently dove into Alaska's record-low halibut — including Alaskans' concerns about trawlers.
Do you sell wild Alaska salmon directly to consumers? If so we would love to feature you and your business on the SalmonState Marketplace.
At SalmonState we're proud to support sustainable, small business Alaska fishermen and direct marketers through our Marketplace. Learn more: buff.ly/Y4yrgwh
At SalmonState we're proud to support sustainable, small business Alaska fishermen and direct marketers through our Marketplace. Learn more: buff.ly/Y4yrgwh
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Do you sell wild Alaska salmon directly to consumers? If so we would love to feature you and your business on the SalmonState Marketplace.
At SalmonState we're proud to support sustainable, small business Alaska fishermen and direct marketers through our Marketplace. Learn more: buff.ly/Y4yrgwh
At SalmonState we're proud to support sustainable, small business Alaska fishermen and direct marketers through our Marketplace. Learn more: buff.ly/Y4yrgwh
Southeast is a fishy place.
Support Southeast Alaska: buff.ly/jTqcWNn
Support Southeast Alaska: buff.ly/jTqcWNn
November 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Southeast is a fishy place.
Support Southeast Alaska: buff.ly/jTqcWNn
Support Southeast Alaska: buff.ly/jTqcWNn
"[David] Bayes explains that the trawling issue is often seen as a hairy one, due to all the bureaucracy surrounding federal fishing regulations and the politics that drive them. From a sportsman’s perspective, it all revolves around a simple question:
November 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"[David] Bayes explains that the trawling issue is often seen as a hairy one, due to all the bureaucracy surrounding federal fishing regulations and the politics that drive them. From a sportsman’s perspective, it all revolves around a simple question:
While the government is shut down, trawlers are still trawling — but the Alaskans are left in the dark about their bycatch of our public resources.
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
While the government is shut down, trawlers are still trawling — but the Alaskans are left in the dark about their bycatch of our public resources.
n a recent survey of more than 1,000 Alaskans, most named banning bottom trawling as their top priority when it comes to federal fisheries management in Alaska.
Ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/mtkpAuS
Ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/mtkpAuS
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
n a recent survey of more than 1,000 Alaskans, most named banning bottom trawling as their top priority when it comes to federal fisheries management in Alaska.
Ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/mtkpAuS
Ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/mtkpAuS
November is Native American & Alaska Native Heritage Month! Throughout the state, there are hundreds of Alaska Native words for wild salmon. Here are a few.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
November is Native American & Alaska Native Heritage Month! Throughout the state, there are hundreds of Alaska Native words for wild salmon. Here are a few.
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🎬 SalmonState, Fish Alaska magazine & Oceana invite you to a special FREE screening of 'Ocean with David Attenborough' that dives into the beauty of our ocean ecosystems and the dangers of bottom trawling.
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
🎬 SalmonState, Fish Alaska magazine & Oceana invite you to a special FREE screening of 'Ocean with David Attenborough' that dives into the beauty of our ocean ecosystems and the dangers of bottom trawling.
🎃 This Halloween, grab your costume or take action to ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/2A2LYDH
October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🎃 This Halloween, grab your costume or take action to ban bottom trawling: buff.ly/2A2LYDH
Alaska Federation of Natives support for Land Protections is strong!
October 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Alaska Federation of Natives support for Land Protections is strong!
In a 2025 survey of more than 1,000 Alaskans, most named banning bottom trawling as their top priority when it comes to federal fisheries management in Alaska.
We asked, do you have anything to add about trawling? A personal story or concern? Here's what Alaskans had to say.
We asked, do you have anything to add about trawling? A personal story or concern? Here's what Alaskans had to say.
October 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
In a 2025 survey of more than 1,000 Alaskans, most named banning bottom trawling as their top priority when it comes to federal fisheries management in Alaska.
We asked, do you have anything to add about trawling? A personal story or concern? Here's what Alaskans had to say.
We asked, do you have anything to add about trawling? A personal story or concern? Here's what Alaskans had to say.
We want to give a big thank you and shout out to our business partners Main Street Tap & Grill and The State I Am In podcast, which made the Kenai screening of 'Ocean with David Attenborough' a success.
October 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
We want to give a big thank you and shout out to our business partners Main Street Tap & Grill and The State I Am In podcast, which made the Kenai screening of 'Ocean with David Attenborough' a success.
For the first time ever, Congress has thrown out land use plans developed over years by hunters, fishermen, residents, businesses, Tribes and other locals. They've thrown out three, including the Central Yukon Resource Management Plan here in Alaska.
October 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
For the first time ever, Congress has thrown out land use plans developed over years by hunters, fishermen, residents, businesses, Tribes and other locals. They've thrown out three, including the Central Yukon Resource Management Plan here in Alaska.
Check out SAKred salmon who supplies fish from Cook Inlet in Southcentral Alaska: buff.ly/TTdJTld
October 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Check out SAKred salmon who supplies fish from Cook Inlet in Southcentral Alaska: buff.ly/TTdJTld
🎬 SalmonState & Mother Kuskokwim Tribal Coalition invite you to a special FREE screening of 'Ocean with David Attenborough' that dives into the beauty of our ocean ecosystems and the dangers of bottom trawling.
Join us at Palmer Community Center (Depot) on Wednesday, 10/22 at 6:30pm.
Join us at Palmer Community Center (Depot) on Wednesday, 10/22 at 6:30pm.
October 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🎬 SalmonState & Mother Kuskokwim Tribal Coalition invite you to a special FREE screening of 'Ocean with David Attenborough' that dives into the beauty of our ocean ecosystems and the dangers of bottom trawling.
Join us at Palmer Community Center (Depot) on Wednesday, 10/22 at 6:30pm.
Join us at Palmer Community Center (Depot) on Wednesday, 10/22 at 6:30pm.
Today is Indigenous Peoples Day. At SalmonState we are grateful to live and work in partnership with Alaska's first people and to reside on Indigenous lands throughout Alaska, including Lingít Aaní (Tlingit land, Juneau/Dzantik'i heení; Haines/Deishú; and Petersburg/Séet Ká Kwáan);
October 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Today is Indigenous Peoples Day. At SalmonState we are grateful to live and work in partnership with Alaska's first people and to reside on Indigenous lands throughout Alaska, including Lingít Aaní (Tlingit land, Juneau/Dzantik'i heení; Haines/Deishú; and Petersburg/Séet Ká Kwáan);
🎬 You're invited to a special FREE screening of 'Ocean with David Attenborough' that dives into the beauty of our ocean ecosystems and the dangers of bottom trawling.
Join us at Main Street Tap & Grill on Saturday, 10/18 at 6:30pm.
RSVP: buff.ly/jFdIIAk
Join us at Main Street Tap & Grill on Saturday, 10/18 at 6:30pm.
RSVP: buff.ly/jFdIIAk
October 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🎬 You're invited to a special FREE screening of 'Ocean with David Attenborough' that dives into the beauty of our ocean ecosystems and the dangers of bottom trawling.
Join us at Main Street Tap & Grill on Saturday, 10/18 at 6:30pm.
RSVP: buff.ly/jFdIIAk
Join us at Main Street Tap & Grill on Saturday, 10/18 at 6:30pm.
RSVP: buff.ly/jFdIIAk
Ban bottom trawling: salmonstate.org/bycatch
October 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Ban bottom trawling: salmonstate.org/bycatch
Check out Wild Source Salmon who supplies fish from Bristol Bay Alaska: buff.ly/7C0KWM9
October 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Check out Wild Source Salmon who supplies fish from Bristol Bay Alaska: buff.ly/7C0KWM9
We are proud to partner with Fish Alaska Magazine and The Kannery on a new column: The Trawl-Free Table! Pick up a copy of Fish Alaska for the first column, a delicious salmon bacon recipe, and a trawl-free table pledge. You can also find them all online:
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October 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
We are proud to partner with Fish Alaska Magazine and The Kannery on a new column: The Trawl-Free Table! Pick up a copy of Fish Alaska for the first column, a delicious salmon bacon recipe, and a trawl-free table pledge. You can also find them all online:
buff.ly/k0erWqL
buff.ly/86fh3rJ
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buff.ly/86fh3rJ
Anchorage Bike to Work Day is this Friday, 7-9 am. We will have a station on the Chester Creek trail near the Davenport baseball fields. Stop by to say hi, grab some snacks and stickers.
Find us and other organizations on the map here: buff.ly/DqdRIFd
Find us and other organizations on the map here: buff.ly/DqdRIFd
October 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Anchorage Bike to Work Day is this Friday, 7-9 am. We will have a station on the Chester Creek trail near the Davenport baseball fields. Stop by to say hi, grab some snacks and stickers.
Find us and other organizations on the map here: buff.ly/DqdRIFd
Find us and other organizations on the map here: buff.ly/DqdRIFd
📰 Read the full piece, "The West Susitna road project is ignoring the voices of the Alaskans who live there," here: www.adn.com/opinions/202...
Defend the West Su: westsuwild.org/take-action
Defend the West Su: westsuwild.org/take-action
September 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
📰 Read the full piece, "The West Susitna road project is ignoring the voices of the Alaskans who live there," here: www.adn.com/opinions/202...
Defend the West Su: westsuwild.org/take-action
Defend the West Su: westsuwild.org/take-action
🎬 You're invited to a special FREE screening of 'Ocean with David Attenborough' that dives into the beauty of our ocean ecosystems and the dangers of bottom trawling.
Join us at the Sheet’ká Kwáan Naa Kahídi Community House on Thursday, 10/2 at 6:30pm.
Join us at the Sheet’ká Kwáan Naa Kahídi Community House on Thursday, 10/2 at 6:30pm.
September 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🎬 You're invited to a special FREE screening of 'Ocean with David Attenborough' that dives into the beauty of our ocean ecosystems and the dangers of bottom trawling.
Join us at the Sheet’ká Kwáan Naa Kahídi Community House on Thursday, 10/2 at 6:30pm.
Join us at the Sheet’ká Kwáan Naa Kahídi Community House on Thursday, 10/2 at 6:30pm.