Dead chum salmon have been spotted floating down the Yukon river. Water temperatures are measuring at 70 degrees, the warmest in recollection.
We observed more than 50 otherwise healthy (not spawned out) dead fish including pink and chum salmon and white fish
Warm water near Golovin is hurting pink salmon. Many salmon caught had red speckled dots on flesh, raising concerns about food safety. Female pink salmon were seen dead in the bay.
In early July, dead fish were observed floating along Kouwegoki Slough and along Powers Creek, among other locations.
Norton Sound residents have reported salmon die-offs in unusually large numbers during the last week. According to the Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation (NSEDC), dead pre-spawned pink salmon were found in multiple river systems over the weekend.
Dead salmon and whitefish found along the banks of the Yukon River.
It was also during the week where a number of dead fish started to occur along the riverine segment.
Hundreds of dead sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) found along the shores of White Sands Beach.
"Our temperatures reached 83 degrees, and seem to be getting hotter! We think that maybe the warm water has something to do with the humpy die-off?"
Village wildlife observers worry that the unusual warmth of oceans off Alaska is causing problems throughout the ecosystem.
Subsistence families along the Kuskokwim River are cutting open fish to find white balls or white streaks deforming the meat.
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