Salmon fishermen fill Puget Sound off Point Defiance in Tacoma, Washington, on the opening day of fishing season on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Salmon fishing will be banned temporarily in southern Puget ...

Several recent scientific reports on the perilous state of Northwest salmon and Southern Resident killer whales collectively indicate that severely curtailing regional fishing practices, including and ...

Salmon fishing may open after all this year as the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today that it and tribal leaders reached an agreement on Puget Sound fisheries. Anglers can ...

Federal officials are not violating the Endangered Species Act by allowing fishing for Puget Sound salmon -- even though it kills up to three-quarters of the fish protected under the law -- U.S.

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

From 400 feet of placid, cool water, research biologist Jed Moore raises a long net containing a sample of zooplankton, the tiny marine animals salmon feed on. The Nisqually Department of Natural ...

A local anglers’ group raised 30,000 coho salmon in a net pen under a fishing pier. Future fishermen will reap the rewards. EDMONDS — Opening the net was like a dam breaking. Thirty thousand coho ...

Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I took salmon for granted. I saw them running up the creeks and rivers to spawn, and enjoyed the Chinook, Coho and steelhead caught by my father for dinner. To a ...

SEATTLE — Anglers in Washington have a unique opportunity to introduce others to the joys of sportfishing during Free Fishing Weekend, scheduled for June 7 through the 8th. During this event, fishing ...

Salmon fishing has been banned temporarily in southern Puget Sound as the state waits for the federal government to complete its review of Puget Sound salmon fisheries under the Endangered Species Act ...