Yukon assessment recommends relicensing Whitehorse dam, calls for stronger salmon protections
YESAB recommends dam relicensing as long as safeguards in place for salmon, aquatic life
chinook salmon
Chiefs in Alaska say state didn’t consult them over salmon management plan
The agreement places moratorium on chinook fishing for seven years
U.S., Canada put 7 year ban on all forms of salmon fishing in Yukon, Alaska
New bilateral agreement will place moratorium on chinook fishing for seven years.
As Chinook salmon season comes to end in Yukon, worry and hope for the future remains
First Nation’s chief says 2023 season another disappointing year.
Kwanlin Dün First Nation in Yukon is trying to figure out where the Chinook salmon are
Chinook salmon at crisis levels says First Nations in Yukon.
Disease found in Atlantic farmed salmon linked to Chinook salmon in B.C.
A new study conducted by the Strategic Salmon Health Initiative (SSHI) says the piscine reovirus (PRV), the virus found in farmed Atlantic salmon, has now been linked to disease in Pacific Chinook salmon.
Chinook salmon fishing banned in Yukon as stocks plunge
For years the Yukon chinook salmon run has been on the decline. But fishers and experts are calling this years run the worst one yet.
