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Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) have signed a new 7-year agreement on rebuilding Yukon River salmon stocks.
A new international agreement on chinook salmon stoked at times emotional debate at the Yukon River Panel meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, this week, and while many appeared to approve of the pact, others seemed to cast doubts.
A new cross-border agreement on Yukon River chinook salmon explicitly states that hydroelectric dams and development are affecting the species — and, according to one expert, that will force more scrutiny of the Yukon government.
Both species failed to meet Canadian spawning escapement goals, renewing calls for action and for Canada and the U.S. to shift their focus to rebuilding salmon stocks.
This year's Yukon River chinook and fall chum salmon runs are expected to be slightly better than last year's, but are once again unlikely to meet even the lower end of Canadian conservation targets.