FACTS ABOUT THE SALMON DECLINE
Chum salmon returns to the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers are the lowest on record.
Escapement goals and subsistence needs for Yukon summer and fall chum and Kuskokwim chum salmon stocks have not been met since before 2020.
There has been no subsistence fishing on the Yukon and severely limited fishing on the Kuskokwim for chum salmon since 2020, and no commercial chum salmon openers for years on either river.
Salmon should be monitored and managed throughout their entire life cycle.