Gov. Mike Dunleavy lauded the partnerships with Alaska businesses and “tremendous team effort to get salmon into the hands of our fellow Alaskans in need."
Chum returns are the lowest on record, leaving communities with empty freezers and uncertainty about getting through the winter.
Organizations representing Yukon River communities are drafting a letter to Gov. Mike Dunleavy seeking a fishery disaster declaration for this summer’s
On the Yukon River, subsistence salmon fishing is being closed to protect king salmon as they migrate upriver.