With chum salmon surging through much of Western Alaska, commercial openings are having dramatically different effects from a price spike in Kotzebue, to frustration towards managers in the upper ...

As the Kuskokwim River king salmon run comes to an end, the Department of Fish and Game is looking toward a commercial chum opening in the lower river Friday. But in a year with unprecedented ...

After decades of ups and downs, the Kotzebue commercial chum salmon fishery in Northwest Alaska is finally going strong, thanks to a fine fish run and fierce competition from buyers.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game released its management outlook for the Kotzebue Sound commercial chum salmon season earlier this month. After the fishery’s record low return last year ...

It also aptly describes the male chum’s sharp canine teeth when spawning — and its traditional perch on the bottom rung in terms of commercial value. But the chum, it turns out, is much less ...

Fall chum "blows other salmon out of the water," says Christine Keff, chef-owner of Flying Fish in Seattle. "It eats very well, with enough oil to give it good flavor, but not too strong.