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Canada, Alaska suspend fishing of Yukon River chinook salmon for 7 years
In a bid to help the recovery of the Yukon River chinook salmon run, the federal government and the State of Alaska have agreed to implement a seven-year moratorium on fishing the species. The suspension, in effect for one full life cycle of a salmon, includes commercial fishing and recreational angling in the Yukon River mainstem and its Canadian tributaries. Representatives from Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game signed the agreement on Monday. The number of chinook salmon crossing the international border into Canadian waters has for years plummeted, with the last two years yielding some of the worst tallies recorded on the Yukon River. more, >>click to read<< 09:06
Yukon River Chinook salmon: Alaska Exceeds Canadian Escapement Goal, Decline Remains a Mystery
It’s the first time in roughly eight years that escapement goals lined out in a treaty between Alaska and Canada have been met. Numbers recorded through the first week of August show that more than 60,000 King salmon have passed the sonar counter at Eagle. <Read more here> 15:38
Full closure of Yukon River chinook salmon fishery is being recommended by the Yukon Salmon Sub-committee.
“At the end of this process, we will put to the minister (federal Fisheries minister) a solid recommendation from the communities, from the First Nations and the committee,” she said. The State of Alaska has already announced it will be implementing a complete closure on the chinook run, including a full closure of the subsistence fishery for the first time in Alaska’s history. Read more here 20:41
