Scientists scramble to explain why western Alaska wild salmon stocks are low | |
By Olivia Ebertz |
Source: npr |
8/15/2022 |
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On Alaska's Yukon River, residents usually depend on catching salmon to eat all year. This year, a disruption in the supply of fish, in addition to inflation, is galvanizing a food crisis.
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LEILA FADEL, HOST:
There are too few salmon right now in Alaska's Yukon River. That's making it hard for Indigenous residents to feed their families. And it's all made worse by skyrocketing prices at the grocery store. From member station KYUK, Olivia Ebertz reports. |
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