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3 August 2025 / Anchorage Daily News / Yereth Rosen
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Alaska experts recommend management overhaul to rescue Yukon River salmon runs

Yukon River Basin, Alaska, United States

A peer-reviewed policy brief by Indigenous leaders and Alaska scientists calls for an independent review and co-management of Yukon River chinook and chum salmon, recommends cultural exemptions for subsistence harvests, and proposes new marine protected areas to address declining runs driven by climate change, hatchery competition, and bycatch.


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