When Jeffery and Christine Smith were shown the David B, an ancient Bristol Bay tug, known as a monkey boat, it appeared that every cormorant in Washington State had been pooping on it for decades.

Bristol Bay’s commercial salmon fishery can be fast-paced and competitive. Many local fishermen support a longstanding regulation they say keeps competition in check by limiting the size of the boats.

Before commercial salmon fishing opened in Bristol Bay’s thriving Nushagak District on June 26, test fishing boats were out a few days earlier to help provide information about when commercial fishing ...

Kraft Power is selling Nanni engines throughout the U.S. and offering good deals for fishermen who want the quality of Toyota ...

This story is part of The Seattle Times’ coverage of the effects of climate change in the Bering Sea. It was reported in partnership with the Anchorage Daily News and the Pulitzer Center’s Connected ...

Amid a fierce June storm that whipped up 8-foot waves, Robin Samuelsen told his four young crew members to let out the gillnets behind his 32-foot boat in the Nushagak district of Bristol Bay. For the ...