The salmon collapse is changing life on the Yukon River — and not just in Alaska. Communities along the upper Yukon, stretching deep into Canada, have borne its brunt. Still, the U.S. and Canada depend upon each other to conserve this vital resource.
The closures have been devastating for communities along the river, said Pitka, who remembers trading salmon for caribou or muktuk with relatives in Arctic Village and Utqiaġvik back when fish were abundant.
“Our Canadian counterparts haven’t fished for at least 20 years, if not longer,” Pitka said. “And that’s a tragedy all in itself. It’s been really difficult. It’s been really tense.” That means allowing enough fish to make it back to their spawning grounds to ensure a healthy salmon population and, in better years, ensuring an additional number of fish cross the border to allow a fair harvest up and down the river.
Lately, there aren’t even enough salmon returning to the river to ensure healthy runs in the future. And that means everyone on the river — Alaskan and Canadian — has had to sacrifice.
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