Chinook News

As Seattle welcomed the spring's first shipment of Copper River salmon flown in from up north, a draft federal report warned of potential catastrophic impacts if a huge open pit mine goes in near Alaska's - and the world's - greatest salmon fishery.

A record number of fish populations have been rebuilt in U.S waters, even as problems continue to threaten the future of the high-profile New England fishing industry, according to a federal report released Monday.

Humptulips, WA - The Humptulips Fish Hatchery will seek funding for a fish clipping crew, due to low volunteer turnout to get the coho and Chinook fry marked prior to their release.

A Spokane man bought a pistol from a secondhand store and used it to shoot a hotel landlady in what he claimed was self-defense. The police claimed the suspect had a neurological or mental disorder.

Reducing fishermen's catch of Chinook salmon may not increase the availability of prey for endangered Puget Sound orcas, a panel of U.S. and Canadian scientists have found.