Fall chum and the coho salmon runs on the Yukon River remain too low to open subsistence harvest
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Yukon River salmon runs remain low, but chum improvements allow for some fishing
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USFWS: New challenges in the struggle to save Pacific Salmon ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK
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Live Presentation Slide-Decks – International Year of the Salmon
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Climate Change seen as the key factor in 2020 and 2021 salmon run declines on the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers.
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Yukon River fall chum and coho salmon have returned in higher numbers than last year's record low
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Alaska Department of Fish and Game –
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If subsistence salmon fishing opens on the Yukon River, new rules will limit who can fish for salmon
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Blog — Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
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As Waters Warm, Alaska Experiences Salmon Booms and Busts
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A king without a crown: Chinook vulnerable to ocean forces
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The Longest Migration — Yukon River King Salmon, by The Salmon Project
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Salmon are vanishing from the Yukon River — and so is a way of life