An estimated 100 sockeye salmon fishermen in Alaska's Bristol Bay's Naknek River district on Thursday anchored their vessels in the mouth of the river to protest low prices being paid for their fish this year by Alaska salmon processors.

Bristol Bay fishermen staged a protest in the Naknek River on Thursday to express their frustration with this year's low base price set by processors. Photo: Jack Darrell/KDLG

Outraged by prices that are less than half of what they received in 2022, the fishermen are hoping to bring public and media attention to a pay structure many say is opaque and unfair.