Thursday March 5, 2026
CBC —
The Alaska Board of Fisheries is cutting chum salmon fishing by 30 per cent in southwest Alaska.
Alaskan Native communities, who have been facing increasing food insecurity from lack of salmon in the Yukon River for years, say the move is a good first step.
In the interior of Alaska, along the Yukon River, is Beaver, a remote village that has relied on chum salmon for years as a main food source. The closest grocery store is in Fairbanks, 170 km due south by plane, and food has to be flown in at a high price.