Salmon are vanishing from the Yukon River — and so is a way of life
As waters warm, Alaska Native families confront a world without the fish that fed them for generations.
Source: grist.org
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'Too hot' for salmon: How climate change is contributing to the Yukon salmon collapse
Yukon king and chum salmon face threats at each stage of their life cycles, many of them connected to climate change.
Source: ktoo.org
'Too hot' for salmon: How climate change is contributing to the Yukon salmon collapse
Researchers say climate change is playing a big role in the collapse, which has left thousands of people along the river without the salmon they depend on.
Source: alaskapublic.org
Nearly 2 weeks after Yukon River floodwaters covered the runway, Russian Mission's airport is still closed
In the village of about 400, outgoing winter ice dams triggered flooding that as of Thursday had shut down the low-lying runway for 11 days.
Source: adn.com
Chum fishing will remain closed on the Yukon amid projections for another low fall chum run
On average, 1 million fall chum return to the Yukon River each year. This fall, state biologists expect less than 300,000 to return.
Source: kyuk.org
Chum salmon counts are lower than ever in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
The Pilot Station sonar has counted 843 summer chum salmon as of June 21, which ADF&G says is below the median of 1,737 fish. And on the Kuskokwim, ADF&G says that this year’s chum run is tracking nearly identically to last year’s record lows.
Source: kyuk.org