The Alaska Salmon Program

The Alaska Salmon Program is the oldest continuously running salmon research program in the world. Based out of the University of Washington, the program was established to investigate factors influencing salmon production during a declining salmon fishery in Bristol Bay, Alaska in the mid-1940s. The program strives to understand the ecology and behavior of salmon in relation to environmental changes through long-term research and implementation of new ideas and techniques.

This video highlights a small part of the core research conducted by the Alaska Salmon Program, and celebrates the hardworking researchers that have contributed to the program’s success.

August 2014 SOTM Entry: Bristol Bay Dolly

Matt Bickford recently returned from a 10 DIY AK float with some solid memories.

Anglers Alibi 2013

A summer spent guiding on the Alagnak River in Alaska's Bristol Bay.

Travis Campbell on Why We Should Protect Bristol Bay

No fish, no fishing, no us.

Helping to Train Bristol Bay's Next Generation of Fly Fishing Guides

Nine youngsters from the Bristol Bay region took part in the 2010 Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy sponsored in part by Trout Unlimited Alaska and the Nushagak-Mulchatna Wood-Tikchik Land Trust. The goal of the academy was to train local youth to work in Bristol Bay's lucrative sport fishing industry and to become conservation ambassadors for their beautiful but threatened region.

Via: Headwaters

Documenting salmon in Alaska's most threatened watershed

By the time their 2009 field season was over, the women had nominated 64 new miles of salmon stream for inclusion in the anadromous waters catalog.