Low salmon populations on the Yukon River continue to present challenges for residents and government.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - In 2022 the Yukon River salmon fisheries faced a devastatingly low run size causing losses in economic returns and subsistence food security. 2023 is looking to be similar or worse with another record low run size.
As salmon runs in the Yukon River have seen a decrease in size, the consequences have included lost harvest opportunities, lost traditions and nutritional insecurity. The dwindling run sizes have become so alarming that fishery disasters were declared in 2022. While chinook salmon are generally the higher value fish, they are only catch and release this year on the Yukon River, much like king salmon. The most common salmon in the area is the chum salmon. While the run for chum salmon is seeing a slight improvement this year, the year to year populations are not stable and the population of chum in the Yukon has been low in recent years as well.
With no answers or solutions yet attained, plus the continuing decline in run sizes, commercial fishing for chum has been halted, along with the catch and release only status for chinook salmon. Fishing has also been limited to select gear types as well.
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