Drought, causing low waters in Goodnews River, no blackberries, and early cool weather.
A resident of the community was near the gravel pit when he came across a number of dead fish.
Silver salmon, caught 10 miles up the Twin Hills River, had small white patches in flesh.
I notice fluorescent glowing in the dark: happens to be the tomcods I caught the other day.
Elders are finding this unusual for this late in the season.
Parasite identified as sea lice.
Had pus on them.
Silver salmon, Brant geese and berries.
Commercial and Subsistence Harvest
But at least there is a stream...
Fishing for pinks has been really up and down the last few years. In 2014 the catch was really low, and then 2015 it was amazing with more than we had ever seen before. This year's pink salmon return again, was really bad.
Purse seiner crew scrambles to shovel the huge bycatch of Northern sea nettle jelly fish (Chrysaora melanaster) overboard.
Smelt caught on the Kugkaktlik River were found to have dark spots on the skin. Photo examination suggests that the cause is the same black fungus found in saffron cod in Norton Sound. Continued surveillance for this condition in fish is requested by LEO Network members.
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