Right after IntraFish Editor-in-Chief Drew Cherry came back from the summer holidays, he announced he's taking his wedding ring off to remind journalists, the industry, non-governmental organizations and politicians of their responsibility towards wild salmon, especially after US President Donald Trump struck a backroom deal calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to drop its opposition to the Alaska's Pebble Mine project in Bristol Bay.

Also on the topic of salmon, IntraFish Reporter Rachel Sapin explored nematodes, a common parasite in wild salmon that could pose potential damage to the species' reputation.