In Norton Sound, Expect Strong Salmon Runs This Summer
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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says salmon runs in the Norton Sound district are expected to be at least as strong as last year, with the exception of king salmon.
Norton Sound Herring Bait Harvest Breaks 10-Year Record
![Norton Sound Seafood Products in Unalakleet](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_9855-1200x731.jpg)
The herring bait fishery has seen the best harvest numbers since 2008 and could break the 1997 record if the 100-ton quota is met.
Marine Biologists Seek Answers in a Warmer Bering Sea
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A group of marine scientists is visiting Western Alaska this week to discuss the results of a second bottom-trawl survey of the northern Bering Sea.
Strong Year for Commercial Salmon Harvest Statewide
![Close-up view of a recently-caught Alaska silver salmon.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2783933571_0679bafc2c_o-1024x768.jpg)
Alaska Department of Fish & Game harvest and value estimates released last week show a jump in both catch and prices paid to fishermen in 2017, as well as the all-time record chum harvest statewide.
NOAA To Consider Bowhead Whale Catch Limits
![Chris Apassingok was the striker who landed this 200 year old female bowhead whale for his family and community. Photo Credit: Karen Trop, KNOM (2017)](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-04-18-2432px-001-1200x800.jpg)
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced it intends to formally assess the impacts of issuing annual catch limits for the subsistence harvest of bowhead whales. Any changes would go into effect in 2019.
Norton Sound Beluga Whale Population is “Abundant,” New Survey Suggests
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According to the survey’s late June count, 917 whales have been seen in the Norton Sound. In a NOAA Fisheries press release, the surveyors said these numbers “put us well on track to being able to update the abundance estimate for this population of belugas.”